Ever wonder how Earth scientists examine rocks? We cut them up and throw them under a microscope ... and then everything ...

Curiosity rover cracked open a Martian rock, revealing a sight never before seen on Mars - a dazzling display of yellow ...

THE plasticity of rock salt crystals when immersed in water has been ... I have therefore tried bending small plates of rock salt under running cold water from a large tap, and have found that ...

These crystals are produced in molten rock as it travels from deep inside ... Clinopyroxene crystals are often tiny, the size of a sand grain. But under the microscope, they can show spectacular ...

Distinctive and rare rock crystals were moved over long distances by Early Neolithic Brits and were used to mark their burial sites, according to groundbreaking new archaeological research. Evidence ...

The crystals stick the pieces of rock together. This process is called ... This causes the rocks to be heated and puts them under great pressure. They do not melt, but the minerals they contain ...

A 30,000-year-old vulture fossil was found in volcanic rock. Scientists discovered microscopic feather details preserved in ...

A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior.