Can the rest of the world challenge Beijing's dominance of high-performance magnets, used in everything from consumer electronics to weapon systems, by developing new projects for mining, processing, ...

President Donald Trump’s renewed push to take control of Greenland has brought fresh attention to the Arctic island’s rare earth deposits, but industry experts say the challenges of mining there make ...

Just one day after the U.S. raid in Venezuela and capture of Nicolas Maduro, President Trump turned his sights northward to the island of Greenland. On January 5, President Trump affirmed, “we need ...

These chemical oddities may explain why Earth seems to be deficient in certain elements — and could prove useful in catalysts ...

Researchers have discovered that chemical reactions in underwater hydrothermal vents could have produced the necessary ...

Milankovitch cycles describe slow, predictable changes in Earth’s orbit and tilt that influence long-term climate patterns. Over tens of thousands of years, these cycles have driven ice ages, warming ...

Scientists have long relied on tree rings to learn about ancient solar storms—rare bursts of high-energy particles from the ...

A worker waters the site of a rare earth metals mine at Nancheng county, Jiangxi province on December 30, 2010. (Stringer/Reuters) Eugene Gholz analyzes the economic and security consequences of China ...

A new map compiled by Newsweek using data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows how Greenland’s rare earth mineral resources compare to the rest of the world. Rare earth minerals are a ...

What actually happens to a spacecraft during its fiery last moments? That's the key question for the European Space Agency's Draco mission, planned for 2027.

Bacteria that thrive on Earth may not make it in the alien lands of Mars. A potential deterrent is perchlorate, a toxic chlorine-containing chemical discovered in Martian soil during various space ...