U.S. astronaut Nichole "Vapor" Ayers captured a spectacular view of a phenomenon known as a "sprite" blazing to life above an ...

India’s electronics manufacturing sector, which has been struggling with China’s restrictions on rare earth magnet exports, faces a double whammy with import curbs on gold compound — a key raw ...

Rare earth elements (REEs), crucial for smartphones, EVs, and defense gear, are increasingly shaping geopolitical power.

China quietly built a near-monopoly in rare earth metals through decades of strategic investment, innovation, and state-led ...

NASA's PUNCH mission, launched in March 2025, is already delivering remarkable results. The mission captured a rare \"rainbow\" view of space dust and i ...

How America Can Break Free From China’s Minerals Stranglehold America has a real shot at ending its dangerous reliance on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for rare earth elements, but only if it ...

Dust and groundwater contaminated with heavy metals and radioactive chemicals pose a health threat that the authorities have ...

Seafloor sensors caught a rare slow quake in action. It hints at how Earth's stress is quietly released. For the first time, ...

Low environmental standards helped China become the world’s low-cost producer of rare earths, but Beijing was also focused on ...

In a rare moment of cooperation amid an era of intensifying rivalry, China and the United States last week reached a temporary agreement to ease some restrictions on the export of rare earth elements.

A Chinese official told the EU's top diplomat that Beijing cannot accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine, contradicting ...

Japan will begin test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres (1,180 ...