If mankind had to choose between losing diamond and losing quartz as a mineral on this planet, choosing to keep quartz around would be the prudent move for a very practical reason: While diamond is a ...

For centuries, scientists have wondered why Earth has a magnetic field. It's still a mystery, but by using super-high pressures and temperatures to duplicate conditions at the Earth's core, scientists ...

Scientists discovered silica mineral quartz in a primitive meteorite, becoming the first in the world to present direct evidence of silica condensation within the solar protoplanetary disk. They also ...