On a special episode (first released on May 28, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: We need rare earth minerals for use in items we rely on for modern life. New tech holds possibilities for mining at home ...
China finds two rare minerals in lunar dust with no Earth match. Discover how these crystals could impact global rare earth ...
A microscopic discovery inside Moon dust returned by China’s Chang’e 5 mission is reshaping how scientists understand the ...
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Scientists discovered three minerals that had previously never been found naturally occurring on Earth. Although new species of animals are a common occurrence in the scientific ...
Identifying a mineral might sound straightforward: Analyze its chemistry, compare it to known minerals and voilà. But for geologists, this process can be a time-consuming puzzle requiring specialized ...
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” ...
China reports discovery of new lunar mineral magnesiochangesite-(Ce) in a Moon meteorite, offering fresh insights into volcanic processes and rare earth elements.