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How China gained control of 90% of rare-earth refining while the U.S. abandoned Mountain Pass mine, creating dangerous ...

An international team has made a significant breakthrough in understanding the tectonic evolution of terrestrial planets.

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A new study analyzed the nanoscale chemistry of the Blechnum orientale fern, which can form tiny crystals of monazite within ...

It takes light a single day to travel 16 billion miles. The Voyager 1 probe will need a little longer, just 49 years.

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A multi-billion dollar pipeline of rare earth projects around the world is set to partly wean the U.S. off Chinese rare ...