The trade war has escalated to include rare earth metals, and if the threats and rumors currently circulating come to fruition, the technologies and industries that make up the very core of modern ...

Back up the money truck! Japan just found tons of rare-earth metals Matter of fact, the country found so many rare-earth metals that researchers say it now has enough to supply the world on a ...

Lanthanides, also known as rare-earth metals, are a critical part of modern life. Their name comes from the Greek "lanthanein" for "hidden." And true to form, where titanium and steel make up case ...

Space.com talks to artist and author Martin Vargic, who is turning exoplanets into stunning and intricate art.

A mysterious type of iron-rich magma entombed within extinct volcanoes is likely abundant with rare earth elements and could offer a new way to source these in-demand metals, according to new ...

The celestial map adorning the walls of Earth Hall provides a beautiful backdrop to the Museum's giant metal Earth sculpture. One of the most intact Stegosaurus fossils ever found takes pride of place ...

This last collision, also known as the “moon-forming impact,” was so large that—in addition to adding lots of material to the Earth—there was enough energy to vaporize some of the rock and metal from ...

Only nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries include a rare earth alloy in the cathode. However, compared to lithium-ion batteries, they are expensive and “their use will remain very marginal in ...

All organisms on Earth ride upon a "ferrous wheel" made of different forms of iron that are essential for life. Aa Aa Aa Biogeochemical cycles describe pathways by which chemical elements move ...

The department offers graduate courses and research programs leading to an M.S. in Geology or Geophysics and a Ph.D. in Earth and Environmental Sciences. Students are encouraged to obtain broad ...

Rare earth metals are becoming more and more in-demand as we move toward a clean energy future, but the distribution of these metals means that their extraction can be incredibly damaging.

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope had to race against time to image a young exoplanet before it disappeared ...