Tag: Minerals
The US is worried about its critical minerals supply chains –...
Jordy Lee, Colorado School of Mines and Morgan Bazilian, Colorado School of Mines
When U.S. companies build military weapons...
An effective climate change solution may lie in rocks beneath our...
Benjamin Z. Houlton, University of California, Davis
Why has Earth’s climate remained so stable over geological time? The answer just might rock you.
Rocks, particularly the...
Buildings grown by bacteria — new research is finding ways to...
Wil Srubar, University of Colorado Boulder
Buildings are not unlike a human body. They have bones and skin; they breathe. Electrified, they consume energy, regulate...
Where does beach sand come from?
David R. Montgomery, University of Washington
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert...
Volcanic eruptions once caused mass extinctions in the oceans – could...
Jeremy D. Owens, Florida State University and Theodore R. Them II, College of Charleston
All animals, whether they live on land or in the water,...