While there are over a hundred known elements, the vast majority of the material on Earth is composed of just a handful of ...

Rare earth elements power everything from smartphones to green energy. Learn how shifting continents and geopolitics shape ...

An exhaustive examination of lunar gravity using data obtained by two NASA robotic spacecraft is offering new clues about why ...

A California startup has developed the specialized resin beads needed to extract lithium from brine with ion exchange and ...

Scientists have discovered the elusive properties hidden within promethium, a rare earth element that has remained largely ...

Rare earth elements are used in microelectronics, LEDs, and fluorescent materials because of their ability to emit light in precisely defined colors. This depends on how their electrons behave ...

Amid the ongoing U.S.–China trade war, Chinese authorities have reportedly imposed export controls on rare earth elements (REEs) and magnets that are needed in a range of manufacturing ...

The exploration results from both Spark and Axel REE firmly establish the Caladão Granite region — located immediately contiguous with Brazil's renowned "Lithium Valley" — as a rapidly emerging ...

As contemporary as they sound, these lines come from his 19th-century predecessor, Pope Leo XIII. The encyclical was entitled “ Rerum Novarum ,” after its opening words, which my prosaic Latin renders ...

Indian imports of rare earth elements (REEs) such as dysprosium, gadolinium, lutetium and samarium have been quite small, shielding domestic supply chains — at least for a few months — from ...