Scientists believe that the moon contains heavy rare earth minerals—of the kind needed for the development of advanced ...

China released new interim measures Friday tightening controls on mining and processing of rare earths that are used in many ...

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The EU's top economic official said the European Commission was considering countermeasures in response to Chinese curbs on ...

Thawing permafrost in Greenland creates access to critical minerals that were previously difficult to extract or were ...

Once considered a fringe idea, the prospect of offsetting global warming by releasing massive quantities of ...

Hidden deep in ancient rocks, scientists have found the surviving traces of Earth’s first form—unchanged for 4.5 billion ...

Microbiologists discover bacteria that eliminate toxic sulfide and use iron minerals to grow. An international group of ...

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