The real threat to a secure and sustainable supply of rare earths is not that they are scarce, but that so much is wasted.

As China has begun to impose restrictions on rare earths, a one-year pause not withstanding, the U.S. is racing to build up its own supply chain. As part of president Trump’s agreement with Chinese ...

The Rare Earth hypothesis suggests life is extraordinarily uncommon because so many precise conditions must align.

With names like neodymium and dysprosium, rare-earth elements sound exotic — and their perceived scarcity has only added to the mystique. In reality, rare earths aren't that rare, but just difficult ...

From Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping, generations of Communist Party bosses and military leaders invested in a strategic but heavily polluting industry. A refinery on the outskirts of Wuxi, China, is the ...

Just one day after the U.S. raid in Venezuela and capture of Nicolas Maduro, President Trump turned his sights northward to the island of Greenland. On January 5, President Trump affirmed, “we need ...

Rare earth elements are becoming increasingly critical to the development and deployment of next-generation technologies. Limited refining capacity and concentrated supply chains threaten innovation ...

Europe's rare earths are mostly imported from China - Copyright GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP JOE RAEDLE Europe's rare earths are mostly imported from China ...

The summit bought a year of time to combat China’s rare earth dominance. India is best positioned to take advantage. The summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at ...

Rare earth supply chains have become a central concern in global politics. As China has increasingly deployed export controls on rare earths, the United States and its allies have stepped up efforts ...