Geologists have found that an ancient meteorite hit Scotland 200 million years later than previously thought, which has massive implications for the geological history of the region and some of the U.

Glitter is festive and fun - a favourite for decorations, makeup and art projects. But while it may look harmless, beautiful even, glitter's sparkle hides a darker side. Those shimmering specks often ...

Glitter is festive and fun—a favorite for decorations, makeup and art projects. But while it may look harmless, beautiful ...

This two-step dance leads to a stunning variety of types and shapes. The team used crystals made of tiny spheres or colloidal ...

To identify their exact origin, the team crushed the rocks, extracted hundreds of tiny zircon mineral crystals, and analyzed them. "We knew these rocks looked out of place, because they don't ...

Can the shape of a crystal really change how well it performs in clean energy technology? A new study says yes—decisively. Researchers from National Taiwan University, National Tsing Hua ...

China’s suspension of critical rare earth minerals exports to the US could become a major headache for US companies, particularly automakers like Tesla (TSLA), GM (GM), and Rivian (RIVN).

Even though the image is made of a few identical basic shapes, the overall pattern never repeats. Source: NIST. Quasicrystals differ from regular crystals, which have repeating atomic patterns, like ...