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

These key-to-life elements have not been detected on extraterrestrial ... part of the sample from asteroid Bennu delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in 2023. NASA/James Tralie ...

Hubbard, who first joined the USGS as a postdoc, is part of the agency’s Earth Mapping Resource Initiative (Earth MRI).

Australian synthetic biologists have developed a prototype for an innovative biosensor that can detect rare earth elements ...

Crucial to all life on Earth, the 15th element of phosphorus remains a real puzzle for astronomers. Specialized space telescopes are needed to shed light on the issue.

The find is believed to contain the largest deposit of medium and heavy REEs in China, fueling the country's high-tech ambitions.

So-called "rare earth elements" like Neodymium and Dysprosium are important parts of the clean energy supply chain, but ...

Teck Resources is a beneficiary of the Chinese ban on exports of certain rare earth elements. Notably, they are North America ...