Mars’ Early Thick Atmosphere Could Be Locked Up in the Planet’s Clay Surface Researchers from MIT suggest that Mars' once ...

Billions of years ago, Mars had a thick atmosphere and water, but in both cases, just a tiny amount remains today. Both ended ...

Now researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US believe the answer may be “hiding in plain ...

Two MIT geologists believe they’ve found the answer in Mars’ clay-covered crust. Interestingly, the study estimates that ...

New research suggests the atmosphere of Mars may be hiding in plain sight, having been absorbed by minerals in the Red Planet's clays. If Mars' envelope of gas did "go to ground" over 3 billion years ...

New research suggests Mars' missing atmosphere -- which dramatically diminished 3.5 billion years ago -- could be locked in the planet's clay-covered crust. Water on Mars could have set off a chain ...

An alternative source of phosphorus may be the mineral olivine. Given that olivine makes up a large part of the upper mantle of Earth and presumably other rocky planets and moons, it stands to reason ...

Image: Corps Olivine, which has a light green tint, is a common magnesium silicate mineral similar to the quartz in Outer Banks sand. When it dissolves in seawater, it has the unique ability to remove ...

The Mineral Resources Ltd (ASX: MIN) share price has rocketed more than 17% this morning after the company announced that its $1.3 billion asset sale has been given regulatory approval.

As a leading producer of graphite, lithium and refined copper, China has an increasingly dominant position in critical mineral supply chains. With the necessity for these minerals driven by ...