A Japanese research vessel has successfully drilled and retrieved deep-sea sediment containing rare earth minerals from the seabed near a remote island, Japan’s government announced Monday as the ...

Earth's surface is covered by more than a dozen tectonic plates, and in subduction zones around the world—including the ...

USA Rare Earth, which has its manufacturing facility in Stillwater, plans to extract rare earth minerals and supply materials for various technologies.

New Zealand is attending international talks in the US this week about a strategic alliance on critical minerals.  Earlier in ...

Asteroid Ryugu is proving to be one of the most scientifically valuable time capsules in the solar system. A recent study of microscopic grains collected from Ryugu by Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft ...

Japan’s METI and JAMSTEC have successfully retrieved rare earth-rich sediment from 6,000 metres below the Pacific Ocean. This world-first mission could strengthen Japan’s technology and energy ...

A groundbreaking study published in the Journal of Palaeogeography (Chinese Edition) unveils how sedimentary deposits in the North China Craton (NCC)—a geological treasure trove spanning 2.8 billion ...

Odisha receives a significant boost as finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces dedicated rare earth corridors, ...

Discover how rocks, minerals & the rock cycle change your world. Join the Science Trek team to explore rocks and minerals! Discover how the Earth formed, the three types of rocks, the rock cycle, and ...

The specimens in the Science History Institute's latest exhibit are spiky, striking and, in some cases, fluorescent. A few are toxic, and at least one is otherworldly. All of them are on permanent ...