The Earth has some pretty spectacular and rare minerals. We’re not talking about the likes of diamonds or rubies, we’re ...

Only seven spade-toothed whales have ever been identified, and the species has never been seen alive. After one washed ashore ...

There's a mineral so rare that only one specimen of it has ever been found in the entire world. It's called kyawthuite ( cha-too-ite ), a tiny, tawny-hued grain weighing just a third of a gram (1.61 ...

An ash landfill in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Recent research by The University of Texas at Austin tallied up the potential rare earth elements that could be extracted from coal ash around the ...

But this toxic waste may also be a treasure trove for the rare earth elements needed to propel the world toward clean energy. Scientists analyzed coal ash from power plants across the United ...

did not exact a greater cost on countries with rare-earth dependent supply chains, such as Japan and the United States, citing supply growth opportunities and administrative difficulties ...