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The Wharton professor says Washington ignored the mineral threat for decades, leaving U.S. supply chains exposed and Beijing in control of 90% of global refining.

In 2030, the International Space Station will be deorbited: driven into a remote area of the Pacific Ocean.

U.S. stocks were higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 500 points on Monday.

Rare earth stocks continued a remarkable rally on Monday following geopolitical developments and major investment pledges, including a $1.5 trillion initiative from the largest bank in the country, JPMorgan Chase Co. (NYSE:JPM). 

Weather forecasting is a powerful tool. During hurricane season, for instance, meteorologists create computer simulations to forecast how these destructive storms form and where they might travel, which helps prevent damage to coastal communities. When you’re trying to forecast space weather, rather than storms on Earth, creating these simulations gets…

A new study has proposed the existence of Planet Y, an alternative Planet Nine candidate that is smaller and closer to Earth than the hypothetical Planet X, which astronomers have been hunting for almost a decade. However, the evidence for this newly theorized world is "not definitive."

Trump has threatened 100% tariffs after Beijing’s fresh curbs on rare earths, a month before deadline to agree a deal

Global policy makers are being urged to take ‘immediate and unprecedented’ action to prevent the risk of triggering further climate tipping points.

Milestone signals stark new reality for the planet – and raises the alarm about impending catastrophes