An analysis of Hawaii’s volcanic rocks revealed Earth’s core is leaking gold and other precious metals, a study found. The elements emerge when ocean islands form.

Experts from the Utah Gold Prospecting Club are digging for gold in American Fork Canyon. “Once you see it in the pan, you’re hooked.

Göttingen University discovers gold and precious metals in Hawaiian volcanic rocks, revealing Earth's core materials leaking into the mantle, challenging previous isolation assumptions.

Earth’s core has two layers. A hot, solid metal sphere of iron and nickel is roughly 70% the size of the moon, with a radius of about 759 miles (1,221 kilometers). A liquid metal outer core is ...

One of Perseverance's hazard cameras captured the rover’s coring drill collecting the "Main River" rock sample on "Witch Hazel Hill" on March 10, 2025, the 1,441st Martian day, or sol, of the ...

By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — Gold and other precious metals are leaking from Earth’s core into the layers above, eventually making their way up to the surface during the formation of volcanic ...