Bags of chemicals lie near pools of blue liquid. A mine in northern Myanmar leaches rare earths out of the soil in 2022. Mining the minerals this way can generate significant water pollution. Credit: ...

In the 45°C heat of the midday April sun, I swing my sledgehammer into the terracotta-varnished lobes of pillow basalt overlooking a sparse, almost Martian landscape. Up close, the rock is freckled ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on March 22, 2026. The original video can be viewed here. In May, President Trump traveled to Beijing for a summit with his Chinese counterpart, ...

In the race to secure the critical mineral supply chain, the U.S. government has sought to ramp up production of rare earths and rare earth magnets. Now, experts say the key to securing these supplies ...

Smokey Robinson wrote a hit Motown track titled "Get Ready" that would be his last for the Temptations, but would become a rock staple by another Motown band four years later. "Get Ready" has some ...

President Donald Trump's push to rebuild a domestic rare earth supply chain reached another milestone as the U.S. Army partners with industry to expand North American processing capacity for materials ...

For years, scientists worked on an esoteric piece of technology that they hoped could help the U.S. break China’s grip on the global supply of rare earths, a type of mineral essential to making ...

This issue is preventing our website from loading properly. Please review the following troubleshooting tips or contact us at [email protected]. Analysis: China Flexes Its Rare-Earth Muscle—Again ...

The move targets two U.S. manufacturers at the center of the Trump administration’s effort to rebuild the domestic supply chain for critical magnets. By Keith Bradsher Keith Bradsher has covered the ...

In the quest to create a robust supply chain of rare earth elements necessary for the clean energy revolution and everyday modern conveniences, North America has enough deposits of sufficient quality ...

Lynas Rare Earths is transitioning from a cyclical mining company to a strategic supplier of separated rare earth oxides outside China. Recent financials show a tangible inflection, with revenue, ...