Seems unintuitive, but the mounting list of lifeless planets might be exactly what scientists need to figure out how common ...

There are 17 rare earth elements (REEs) in all — 15 lanthanides plus yttrium and scandium. It's a fairly diverse group, with ...

China first responded on April 3 to Trump's initial salvo of 54 percent levies on its exports by placing export restrictions ...

LIFE will target dozens of Earth-size planets in the habitable zone ... In other words, LIFE could tell us whether inhabited planets are rare or not. There will be uncertainties, however.

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Rare earth elements (REEs) are crucial for technologies like smartphone cameras and defense systems. A select few from the ...

On April 4th, responding to Donald Trump’s tariffs, China restricted sales to America of seven rare earths. The move forces ...

What if we spend decades building advanced telescopes to search for life on other planets and come up emptyhanded? A recent study exploring what we can learn about life in the universe -- even if we ...

Earth is the only known planet which has plate tectonics today. The constant movement of these giant slabs of rock over the ...

From electric vehicles and wind turbines to chips for AI and computing, most emerging technologies share a reliance on ...

Rare earth elements (REEs ... An updated 2022 feasibility study highlights an extended mine life, improved ore grades and enhanced economics for niobium, scandium and titanium.