Inspired by his pandemic pet, a Texas teen launched a bird conservation movement that has spread across continents and ...

It's no secret: Like us, our pets are getting older every day. As our fur babies start to run or fetch slower and our feathered friends stop flying as high or as far, their needs change. One pet ...

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If you haven’t decked your halls yet or your Christmas tree is still sitting bare, you may need to hire yourself a tiny feathered helper like this one. In the adorable clip, a sweet little Cockatiel ...

When President Trump travels to Beijing early next year to finalize a new trade deal, China will deploy one of its favorite pressure tactics: restricting exports of rare earth elements. Last month, ...

The Lynas Advanced Materials Plant in Kuantan, Malaysia, which processes 12 to 15 percent of the world’s rare earth elements. Credit: Lynas Rare Earths A two-billion-year-old volcanic plug in Western ...

Weary of being captive to geopolitics, car companies are looking for ways to replace powerful rare-earth magnets in electric motors. BMW is using motors without ...

For years, a mining project in Africa held the promise of helping free the West from its dependence on China for rare earths. Some weeks back, it fell into Chinese hands. The failure of Peak Rare ...

With names like neodymium and dysprosium, rare-earth elements sound exotic — and their perceived scarcity has only added to the mystique. In reality, rare earths aren’t that rare, but just difficult ...

Welcome to the dirty side of rare earths, which ironically are key to the “clean energy” transition. November 21, 2025 China’s dominance of rare earth supply chains, and their critical role in nearly ...