The US trade deal with China seeks to resolve a major sticking point of their ongoing trade war: rare-earth minerals.

So-called rare earth elements refer to 17 chemically-similar, silvery-white elements that are used to make magnets – which in ...

All the elements in the Periodic Table are made from different atoms, and the structure of these atoms results in a gamut of phenomena from radioactive decay to nuclear power. When you purchase ...

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have wrapped up a summit in South Korea with a deal to keep Chinese rare earth exports flowing. Here are some basic facts about these ...

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