President Donald Trump has cut aid to Africa and insulted one of its elder statesmen. Will that harm his search for rare earths essential to...

On August 11, 2017, hundreds of white supremacists carrying tiki torches mobbed the University of Virginia’s campus, shouting racist and ant...

With 10 times the mass of our planet, and spending only part of its orbit in the habitable zone, Kepler-725c is very different to Earth.

Beijing has a virtual monopoly on supply of the critical minerals used to make everything from cars to wind turbines.

Researchers have found that ocean acidification entered a "danger zone" in 2020, suggesting increased carbon dioxide levels have caused Eart...

Beijing is heavily reliant on Myanmar for the rare earth metals and oxides needed to produce magnets that power critical goods.

China will resume issuing rare-earth export licenses to U.S. automakers and manufacturers, but only for six months, according to sources f...

Air Force X-37B spaceplane successfully returned to earth Saturday after a 780-day mission, a record flight for a top secret U.S. military p...

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China will supply full magnets and “any necessary rare earths” upfront to the United States in a deal that is “done” and subject to final ap...

According to the Wall Street Journal:China to limit rare-earth export licenses to U.S. automakers and manufacturers to six months, adding le...

An international human rights group said that Chinese rare earth minerals are being produced through forced labor as President Trump lauded...

California's earthquakes are far more likely to be "overdue" compared with earthquakes in the rest of the world.

Donald Trump announced a US-China trade deal, pending his and Xi Jinping's approval. The US will impose 55% tariffs, while China will apply...

Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A minor earthquake, with a magnitude of 3.35 point on the Richter Scale, struck eastern Saudi Arabia in the Ar...