Where should we look for new metals critical for green energy technology? Volcanoes may point the way
About 400 kilometers northwest of Sydney, just south of Dubbo, lies a large and interesting body of rock formed around 215 ...
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Ancient meteorite discovery may explain Earth’s missing elements
Scientists have long debated why Earth and Mars lack certain essential elements. A new study reveals that these missing ...
What are the rare earths Trump has his eye on?
With obscure names like lutetium and dysprosium, rare earths are used in everything from iPhones and magnetic resonance ...
Two buried ‘supercontinents’ hiding inside Earth could be much older than previously thought
Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...
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Meteorites From the Earliest Planets Reveal How Earth Lost Certain Elements
Learn about the new perspective on Earth's reduction of moderately volatile elements, a discovery made possible by meteorites ...
Earth's inner core has shifted shape over two decades, scientists discover
Earth's inner core has changed shape over the past 20 years. A team of scientists studied the core's behavior to understand why its rotation slowed down ...
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Earth's missing elements were lost in violent collisions during formation
New research reveals that Earth and Mars lost essential elements due to violent cosmic collisions, not early planetary ...
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What are rare earth minerals? Why does US President Trump want Ukraine’s?
The self-proclaimed dealmaker says Washington should have access to Ukraine’s riches in exchange for wartime aid.
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Two buried ‘supercontinents’ hiding inside Earth could be much older than previously thought
The mantle, a zone between our planet’s thin crust and the molten core ... if they are the source of geochemical elements nearly as old as Earth itself that are found in lava from certain ...