The Fermi Paradox has long perplexed scientists: if the universe is teeming with potential life, why haven’t we encountered any extraterrestrial civilizations? One of the most unsettling theories ...

The Universe’s most abundant ice isn’t formless—it’s secretly laced with crystals. And that might change how we think about ...

China's dominance in rare earths minerals can cause a shortage for US consumers in everything from cars to TV remotes.

Beijing is more openly leveraging its control over rare earths, using them both as a stick to pressure geostrategic rivals and as a carrot to incentivize cooperation with partners.

Ford Motor Co. is struggling with supplies of rare earth magnets, the automaker's CEO Jim Farley told Bloomberg News in an interview on Friday.

What do electric vehicles, fighter jets and digital cameras have in common? Rare earth elements. They're wanted everywhere but can only be sourced from a few places.

That’s how one expert told CNN the auto industry is describing a possible shortage of rare-earth elements — minerals that are now center stage in the global trade war. Running low on those ...

A novel suggestion that complexity increases over time, not just in living organisms but in the nonliving world, promises to rewrite notions of time and evolution.

Beijing has kept its export controls on seven rare earth minerals and associated products, which were seen as a response to Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs” on Chinese goods announced in April.

We need rare earth minerals for use in items we rely on for modern life. New tech holds possibilities for mining at home for them.

Rare-earth metals, also known as lanthanides, are a critical part of modern life that's often hidden in plain sight.

The timing of the origin of life on Earth is mysterious. However, by looking deeply into Earth’s ancient rocks and deeply into life’s genetics, scientists can constrain the timing of that profound ...