Clay might have acted as a breeding place for life or at least for the biochemicals that made life possible on Earth, according to scientists. Reuters Clay might have been the catalyst for life to ...

There’s a longstanding theory that life first emerged in pools of water. But if scientists from Cornell are correct, it may have first taken root inside of clay. Clay doesn’t seem like a likely place ...

New research suggests that the thick, mineral-rich layers of clay found on Mars could hold the key to understanding whether the Red Planet ever harbored life. These layers, thought to have formed ...

Smithsonian scientists study saline lakes in the Chilean desert to travel back in time to ancient Earth and beyond Emma Saaty This saline pond system in the Salar de Llamara region of northern Chile’s ...

Utah already takes center stage with its vast array of critical minerals and rare earth elements. A new discovery could ...

With her warm-hearted laugh and easy smile, it's clear that ceramics artist Mary Gegunde is a down-to-earth person. So it's fitting that she has made a career out of working with clay. Gegunde started ...