What are Ukraine's critical minerals and why does Trump want them?
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday to discuss a critical minerals deal as Ukraine vies to win the backing of U.S. President Donald Trump at a perilous diplomatic ...
Critical minerals is a meaningless term, needs new definition and strategy
The term critical minerals has become so widespread that it has effectively lost its meaning, as it could be applied to ...
Briny Traces in NASA’s Asteroid Sample Hold Clues to the Chemistry of Life
The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...
One of California's most unusual lakes contains minerals found in space
In September 2023, a round, black capsule the size of a mini fridge fell from the sky, parachuting into a Department of Defense training site in the arid Utah desert. The modest container was holding ...
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A Closer Look at the Role of Limestone Soil in Wine
Many professionals expect wines grown in limestone soil to be more focused and acid-driven—but is there a reason why?
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The Bennu asteroid reveals clues to how the building blocks of life on Earth may have been seeded
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned from space with a sample of an asteroid named Bennu and scientists got to dive into a tale ...
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6 Supplements to Keep Your Bones Strong As You Age
Certain vitamins and minerals are essential for building and maintaining healthy bones. Learn more about the benefits of ...
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Bennu asteroid samples yield watery history, key molecules for life
Laboratory-measured compositions of CI chondrites are essentially identical, minus hydrogen and helium, to the composition of ...
Historic asteroid sample reveals the ‘building blocks of life are in fact extraterrestrial in origin,’ scientists say
Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...
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NASA finds key molecules for life in OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples. Here's what that means
There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 ...
Bennu asteroid reveals its contents to scientists − and clues to how the building blocks of life on Earth may have been seeded
New findings reveal that a NASA mission traveled to an asteroid that may have once been covered in salty lakes containing ...