In the Mauritanian desert, nomadic herders look for unusual rocks with a dark surface, hoping to find rare meteorites and strike it big.

This week, we reported on the discovery of the world's oldest-known mammalian ancestor; the surveying of 1,300 burial mounds in western Azerbaijan; and a quasiparticle present in all magnetic ...

Meteorites are pieces of stone or iron that have broken off from asteroids and planets and fallen from space to Earth. Meteorites have great scientific value, and rare types of meteorites also have ...

“The magnetic properties of NWA 15915 show evidence of Fe-metal, daubréelite, and troilite. At present, our work supports the view of a large differentiated body in the inner Solar System.” As New ...