Antarctic research reveals how rare earth elements move underground through freeze-thaw cycles in desert environments.

Lanthanides are a class of rare earth elements that in many countries are added to fertilizer as micronutrients to stimulate plant growth. But little is known about how they are absorbed by plants or ...

The European Union’s foreign policy chief has urged China to end restrictions on the export of rare earth elements and warned ...

China’s export restrictions are bringing European factories to the verge of shutting down. Yielding to Chinese pressure today ...

The precursors of heavy elements might arise in the plasma underbellies of swollen stars or in smoldering stellar corpses.

TOI-6894 b, the largest exoplanet relative to its host star yet seen, doesn’t fit the most widely accepted formation model ...

Ramaco is a low-cost coal operation that offers strategic value with sustainable yields, REE optionality, and growth ...

Scientists believe that gold and other precious metals are slowly leaking to the surface from Earth's core through Hawaiian ...

The strength of Earth’s magnetic field and the amount of oxygen in its atmosphere seem to be correlated—and scientists want ...

India’s auto industry is unsettled by China’s rare earth export curbs, despite having large reserves. Short-term fixes include diplomacy, alternative magnets, and recycling, but building a ...

As meteorites bombarded one another in Earth’s early history, a reservoir of these precious metals developed when the core formed about 4.5 billion years ago.