PARK FOREST, Ill. ( WGN) – A suburban man has been sentenced to 48 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting a minor.

This year at the Tucson gem shows, you can see everything from a complete woolly rhino fossil, to large silver specimens on ...

Redwood Materials recently launched bins in San Francisco and plans to scale this year. This follows related innovations from The Battery Network designed to make battery collection safer at retail ...

The U.S. is taking a minority stake in an Oklahoma rare earth miner, the latest government investment in the sector as it seeks to minimize its reliance on imports of a material used prevalently ...

It’s that time of year again, Tucson. The annual gem shows have begun, and people from all over the world are preparing to ...

Abuja — Revenue collections from Nigeria's solid minerals sector paid into the Federation Account climbed to N58.64 billion in the first 10 months of 2025, already exceeding the entire N38 billion ...

On Sept. 24, 2023, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft swung past Earth to drop off precious cargo: 121.6 g of rocks and dust collected from the surface of the asteroid Bennu. Born from the rocky detritus of an ...

Wisconsin moonstones are shimmering blue feldspars created 1.5 billion years ago by volcanic activity. The only place where Wisconsin moonstones are found is in a small niche of Marathon County.

A new LEGO Ideas set is coming to life as fans can leave that dirt behind and pick up some bricks with the LEGO Ideas Mineral Collection. The set features 880 pieces and is designed for adult ...

We are excited to announce an upcoming topical collection in npj Materials Sustainability dedicated to "Technology-Critical Metals/Minerals." This collection is designed to explore and address the ...

Join Five Elements Gem and Mineral as they host the annual Oregon Geo Fest to celebrate Earth’s historical beauty and ageless mysteries. For a one-day family fun event on Sunday, July 20, visitors ...

Mehrdad (He/Him) is a writer at GameRant. He started writing about video games when he was a high-school student. He loves playing competitive FPS games such as Rainbow Six Siege. In between, you can ...