A fungus aboard the ISS extracted palladium from meteorite rock, hinting at future space mining powered by living microbes.

Victory Metals’ first pass sighter flotation has successfully upgraded the total rare earth oxide concentration of raw ore ...

When we eventually mine asteroids, humans and robots will not leave unprotected microbes on the surface. Instead, machines ...

Various characterisation methods are used to detect and quantify wafer contamination. Fraunhofer IPMS has expanded these methods to include ultratrace element analysis. After etching 200- or ...

An experiment on board the ISS tested the use of microorganisms to mine asteroids in the microgravity environment.

A meteorite chip sat in a small container, bathed in liquid, while the International Space Station floated overhead. Inside, ...

Know how to gently remove Holi colours, soothe irritation, and protect your skin barrier with expert-backed advice to prevent rashes, acne breakouts, and pigmentation.

Using ice melts on sidewalks is easy for homeowners, but it can have unintended consequences for your lawn or garden.

Drugs made of mRNA have the potential to transform medicine—if only they could get into cells in one piece. Now, University ...

Putting silicate rocks from mine waste on fields could improve crops and limit global warming, but some researchers question where all that rock is going to come from ...