Asteroid Ryugu is proving to be one of the most scientifically valuable time capsules in the solar system. A recent study of microscopic grains collected from Ryugu by Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft ...

Learn how nanoscale scans of Bennu reveal a diverse chemical landscape shaped by ancient water, and reshaping our ...

Most people think of Greenland as a frozen wasteland. The reality buried beneath all that ice tells a completely different story. 5 million metric tons of rare earth reserves according to the USGS, it ...

Research led by NASA suggests a habitable past on Mars based on the discovery of minerals in Martian rocks associated with life on Earth. A core component of NASA’s Mars mission, the Perseverance ...

Olivine, the most common mineral in the upper 400 km (about 250 miles) of Earth’s interior, has long been studied for how it deforms. Scientists have identified two primary directions of dislocation ...

Energy Secretary Chris Wright went to Wyoming last week to cut the ribbon on the first new rare earth mine in the U.S. since the 1950s. Telling the assembled guests and reporters that the “Brook Mine” ...

The US trade war with China has a major sticking point: rare earth minerals. China increased its restrictions on its rare earth exports Thursday, leading US President Donald Trump to threaten economic ...

The United States could well be facing its most critical energy crisis in decades thanks to its longstanding reliance on imports for its rare earth minerals needs. The dramatic move announced by China ...

New research from a team at Trinity College Dublin has unearthed a cheap and environmentally friendly new option for removing pollutants from our water. The key? Oyster shells that would ordinarily ...