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Scientists Drilled So Deep Into the Center of the Earth, They Knocked on the Mantle’s Door
The record-breaking mission offers an unprecedented opportunity to study the geology of our planet’s largest layer.
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Scientists discover super-Earth exoplanets are more common in the universe than we thought
Super-Earths can exist in wider orbits around their parent stars than was previously believed, suggesting these Earth-like ...
Earth is headed toward several catastrophic climate 'tipping points,' study warns
These points of no return are specific moments when the planet has warmed so much that certain effects become irreversible.
U.S. agencies alarmed by China’s curbs on exports of rare earth minerals
Beijing’s curbs on rare earth exports, used to make military drones, consumer electronics, electric cars and more, have ...
China has halted rare earth exports, can Australia step up?
Both China and Australia have rare earth reserves. But 90% of rare earth refining – which makes them usable in technology – ...
Rare earth minerals seen as a rare opportunity in North Dakota
Sen. Dale Patten says North Dakota is at the leading edge of rare earth mineral development in the United States.
Earth Day Sees Anti-Trump Protests Across the US
Earth Day has inspired protests against the Trump administration, and for more clean energy policies, across the US ...
How Earth Day started and grew beyond founder Gaylord Nelson's dreams
Gaylord Nelson, the late U.S. senator and governor of Wisconsin, is considered the founder of Earth Day, which started in ...
A spacecraft from the 1970s could crash-land on Earth in May
After circling Earth for over 50 years, a 1,091-pound landing module is set to reenter the planet's atmosphere next month.