Photographer Jonas Kako travelled to Greenland to explore how mining for the rare earth elements and minerals that are vital ...

While there are over a hundred known elements, the vast majority of the material on Earth is composed of just a handful of elements; oxygen, silicon, aluminum, to name a few. But what is the Earth ...

Researchers at the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) have published a pioneering study in the International Journal of Coal Geology. The study represents a first-of-its-kind ...

Malaysia discovers rare earth elements beneath protected forests, a finding that is now sparking global environmental and economic debate.

Buried within the rocks of Mountain Pass are rare-earth elements—a group of metals that play a vital role in nearly every twenty-first-century technology. They help make the high-strength magnets that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AUSTIN (KXAN) — The race for rare earth elements is on. For years, China has dominated the industry by investing in both ...

Trade talks between the U.S. and China are entering the third day in London. At the heart of the negotiations are rare earth elements, which are used in many pieces of sophisticated technology.

Some countries, including the U.S., want to mine the seafloor for rare earth elements used in smartphones and electric cars. But other nations are concerned about the environmental impact. Sponsor ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The race for rare earth elements is on. For years, China has dominated the industry by investing in both extraction and production of an essential ingredient for everything from ...