Nissan Motor is scaling back production plans for its new Leaf electric vehicle model because China's rare earth export ...

The continent wants to reduce the risks of depending so heavily on China for the valuable minerals. The question is how.

The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the ...

Differences in the gravitational pull between the Earth and the Moon will make July 9, July 22 and August 5 unusually short.

Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the ...

This 2011 astronaut photo shows the atolls of Rowley Shoals lined up in a near-perfect line off the coast of Australia. The ...

That means returning from the moon, the Artemis astronauts will be traveling at around 0.0037% the speed of light. Assuming a ...

When China restricted rare earth exports to Japan in 2010 during a diplomatic spat, a wild west domestic industry undermined ...

Alien: Earth creator Noah Hawley explains why the franchise's first live-action series takes place on our planet, instead of ...

Alien: Earth, the upcoming FX TV series, is highly anticipated and was also inspired by a children's fairy tale.

If you're an animal enthusiast, you probably know that the vast majority of animals prefer not to spend their lives in motion ...