Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mining exploration companies collect core samples like these ones to determine if an area is rich with mineral deposits. (Jeff ...

NASA has finally opened one of the last remaining samples from the Apollo 17 mission, the last time humanity set foot on the Moon back in 1972. On Wednesday, the agency announced that sample 73001 was ...

NASA is celebrating confirmation via data it received from its Perseverance Rover that indicates it has completed the collection of its first rock core sample on Mars. Data was received from the rover ...

Scientists have drilled 1.7 miles deep into Antarctica, pulling up an ice core sample that dates back at least 1.2 million years. They expect the sample to offer new insights into the evolution of ...

Glaciers can reveal vast archives of information about Earth's environmental past, but deciphering the origins of the matter ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists using an ocean drilling vessel have dug the deepest hole ever in rock from Earth's mantle - penetrating 4,160 feet (1,268 meters) below the Atlantic seabed - and ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. A dainty ...

Core samples taken in the African Rift Valley could help to clarify how past climate change is connected to human history and evolution. An international collaboration of researchers led by several UA ...

NASA has released an image showing that the space agency's Perseverance Mars rover has successfully retrieved its first rock drill sample for return to Earth. Taken by the Mastcam-Z camera on ...

Tamarack, Minnesota--(Newsfile Corp. - October 16, 2025) - Talon Metals Corp. (TLO:CA) (OTCID: TLOFF) ("Talon" or the "Company"), the majority owner and operator of the Tamarack Nickel-Copper-Cobalt ...