A new study reveals that the majority of Earth’s species stem from a few evolutionary explosions, where new traits or ...

All life on Earth can be traced back to a Last Universal Common Ancestor, or LUCA—and it likely lived on Earth only 400 ...

Asteroid Bennu—the target of NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample return mission, led by the University of Arizona—is a mixture of ...

The OSIRIS-REx mission, which delivered over 120 grams (4.2 ounces) of Bennu ’s soil to Earth in 2023, is the largest haul of ...

As missions like Kepler and TESS discovered more rocky exoplanets in recent years, scientists looked forward to the launch of ...

Most of Earth’s species come from a handful of fast-evolving lineages, reshaping how we understand biodiversity and ...

New data from the James Webb telescope suggests that Bennu and Ryugu — two asteroids recently visited by sample-return ...

To escape the trap of raw mineral exports, Africa must build a regionally integrated beneficiation and manufacturing ecosystem, powered by the AfCFTA and a new industrial hub-and-spoke model.

According to UK newspaper The Telegraph, offering Alaskan natural resources to Russia could be part of a peace deal in ...

The U.S. Department of Energy is offering nearly $1 billion in co-funded grants to boost domestic mining, processing, and ...

The US Department of Energy has announced that it will provide around $1 billion in funding to advance and expand ...