Major copper discoveries in the decade from 2015 to 2024 remain lower in number and size compared to the prior decades, reflecting explorers' growing preference to expand existing mines, with lower ...

Every year, scientists venture into Earth’s most remote corners — from the crushing depths of ocean trenches to the misty canopies of cloud forests — and return with remarkable discoveries that ...

The search for life on Earth is speeding up, not slowing down. Scientists are now identifying more than 16,000 new species each year, revealing far more biodiversity than expected across animals, ...

Consolidated silver M&I Mineral Resources increased by 10% to 115.7 million ounces, grade increased by 30% to 239.8 g/t Inferred Mineral Resources increased by 15% to 133.3 million ounces, grade ...

A growing number of discoveries are reshaping long-held ideas about human evolution, from unexpectedly early stone tools to new extinct human species and surprising evidence of ancient behavior once ...

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, providing the clearest evidence to date of broad opium use in ancient ...

Speeding up drug discovery in the age of AI may come down to a concept that’s comfortingly old-fashioned: Consulting a chemistry recipe book. It makes perfect sense. Designing a new synthetic molecule ...

Two NASA rovers have strengthened the case that ancient Mars may have supported life. While not evidence of life, these discoveries show that ancient Mars had complex organic chemistry, long-lasting ...