So, to get to China, you should start digging in either Argentina or Chile. Your first challenge would be digging through the Earth's crust. It's the thinnest of Earth's three main layers ...

In particular, the Near-Earth Object Telescope at the Purple Mountain Observatory and the Wide Field Survey Telescope, a collaboration between the University of Science and Technology of China and ...

China produces about 60% of the world's rare-earth metals and accounts for nearly 90% of rare-earth refining. China was able to establish that dominance "in large part because of lax environmental ...

The Three Gorges Dam in China is a jaw-dropping feat of modern engineering, famous for its hydroelectric power. But there’s a lesser-known twist: it might be subtly tweaking Earth’s rotation.

US President Donald Trump’s pursuit of rare earth minerals in Greenland and Ukraine to counter China’s dominance over the critical metals might not match the reality of global reserves.

Neodymium is critical to making the wheels of a Tesla spin or creating sound in Apple’s Airpods, and China dominates the mining and processing of this rare-earth element. So the U.S. and its ...

Rare earths are a group of 17 minerals whose production China dominates, accounting for nearly 90% of global refined output. In 2023, Beijing banned the export of technology to make rare earth ...