Not all people shop mineral to avoid chemical filters — most notably, they tend to be easier on sensitive skin. Whatever ...

Minerals underground may be part of the solution to global climate change. The most famous greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide ...

More than 4,000 naturally occurring minerals—inorganic solids that have a characteristic chemical composition and specific crystal structure—have been found on Earth. They are formed of simple ...

Chemical reactions produce a dull brown mineral called spheniscidite. It's unique and reflects the special conditions that exist only in that locality. The name comes from Sphenisciformes - the ...

A popular drink — one widely believed to be “pure” — houses potentially harmful chemicals. The Hill reports how a recent ...

The bulk of the soil solid fraction is constituted by soil minerals, which exert significant direct and indirect influences on the supply and availability of most nutrient elements. The main ...

For centuries, mineralogists believed the green crystals to be a variation of another mineral, liroconite, but Mr Rumsey and his team found it has a different chemical composition. Blue liroconite ...