In medicine, “rare” is often used to describe conditions that affect relatively few people. But when you work in healthcare long enough—especially at the very beginning of life—you realize rare ...

You may not know what neodymium is (or even how to pronounce it). But you have plenty of it in your home. Neodymium is a rare earth, one of the minerals near the bottom of the periodic table that are ...

You are entirely forgiven for not knowing this, since they are not especially rare — cerium is about as common as copper. The problem is that they’re difficult to isolate and purify; it wouldn’t be ...

Oct 30 (Reuters) - U.S. 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 ...

The rare earths are a group of 17 metallic elements that find their way into products and industries from smartphones to fighter jets. Powerful, compact motors sporting magnets made from rare-earth ...

In an escalation of his dispute with global trade partners, President Trump called for the Commerce Department to look at possible security risks from America's reliance on imported "rare earth ...

China's recent export controls on six rare earth elements (REEs) and rare earth magnets has sent the world in a tizzy. These products are used for several applications ranging from cleantech to ...

Have you ever noticed the range of options regarding the preparation of your steak offered to you at a restaurant? From rare to well done, and gradients in between, everyone seems to have their ...