The recent auction of a Martian meteorite -- for a record-grabbing $5.3 million at Sotheby's New York -- has sparked questions over its provenance and renewed debate over who gets to claim rocks ...

The recent auction of a Martian meteorite – for a record-grabbing $5.3 million at Sotheby's New York – has sparked questions over its provenance and renewed debate over who gets to claim rocks fallen ...

There's been outrage in The Gambia following the death of a one-month-old baby girl. Reports suggest she was a victim of female genital mutilation (FGM). Although FGM is outlawed in the country, it's ...

“Brazen! It is brazen!” Prof Paul Sereno says down the phone line from Chicago. He makes no effort to disguise his anger that ...

Niger Republic has launched a formal investigation into the $5.3 million sale of a rare Martian meteorite, questioning the ...

A large Martian meteorite found in Niger recently sold at auction. Now, the country is investigating the legality of its ...

In my personal collection of rocks, fossils and minerals I have an iron/nickel meteorite, writes our columnist - but the debate on who ...