May flowers bring November showers for these intrepid biologists. A flower hunter was moved to tears after encountering a super-rare species of bloom in Sumatra, Indonesia, marking the culmination of ...

Beanie Babies were a massive hit in the 1990s but quickly faded into relative obscurity. The once popular children’s toys now draw a different crowd — collectors. The valuable, limited edition Beanie ...

When Beanie Babies from Ty blew up in the mid-1990s, children and parents scrambled to collect the plush dolls stuffed with plastic pellets in the hope of someday owning Beanie Babies worth money. But ...

Seventeen elements of the periodic table have taken on outsize importance because of their use in smartphones, electric vehicles, medical devices, and other technologies. They’re valued for their ...

The contracts are the latest sign of how Europe is lagging the United States in the race to break China’s chokehold on rare earths. By Liz Alderman Liz Alderman, who covers the European economy and ...

Texas A&M scientists have unlocked new potential for astatine-211, a rare and short-lived element, as a highly precise cancer-fighting isotope. Its alpha emissions destroy tumor cells while sparing ...

President Donald Trump was hit by a booming chorus of boos from fans at the Washington Commanders game on Sunday when he took the microphone and conducted a swearing in ceremony for members of the U.S ...

The US trade deal with China seeks to resolve a major sticking point of their ongoing trade war: rare-earth minerals. Despite multiple rounds of talks with US trade negotiators over the past several ...

Timothy K. Boos, 57, of Lancaster, entered into rest on Sunday morning, October 26, 2025, while at home. He was married to Valerie (Larmie) Boos for over 40 years. Born in Point Pleasant, NJ, he was ...

Neodymium is critical to making the wheels of a Tesla spin or creating sound in Apple’s AirPods, and China dominates the mining and processing of this rare-earth element. So the U.S. and its allies ...

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A major U.S. steelmaker is looking to help kickstart domestic production of rare earth minerals amid China's move to block access amid its trade dispute with the Trump administration. Cleveland-Cliffs ...