Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

This asteroid is one of the most likely to hit Earth. Here’s what it means for our future. New ultraprecise measurements show that the asteroid Bennu has a higher chance than thought of ...

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Railroad Earth, seen here performing at The Vic Theatre in Chicago, will headline Bell's Beer Garden in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Friday, June 13, 2025. The band last played the venue in 2023.

Rare earth mining, long concentrated in Myanmar’s Kachin state to the north, now appears to be spreading south, bringing with it extensive deforestation and water pollution.

China rare earth curbs choke India automakers, add to tensions Beijing has turned down at least two applications for India-bound shipments, industry and government officials in New Delhi said, ...

Asteroid 2025 KX8, about the size of a small jet, will make a close approach to Earth on June 4, 2025. While it poses no immediate threat, scientists are closely monitoring its trajectory.

TOKYO/HAMAMATSU, Japan -- Japan's Suzuki Motor has halted production of its compact Swift car in Japan due to a parts shortage caused by China's restrictions on rare-earth exports, Nikkei learned ...

As a result, India’s production of conventional and electric vehicles could be hit as early as this month if China doesn’t resume exports of its rare earth magnets to the country soon, auto ...

Suzuki Motor's suspension of production of its flagship Swift subcompact is due to China's rare earth restrictions, two people familiar with the matter said, becoming the first Japanese automaker ...

Since April 4, China has suspended almost all exports of seven heavy rare earth elements—dysprosium, gadolinium, lutetium, samarium, scandium, terbium, and yttrium—as well as high-performance ...

On April 4, Beijing added seven of these – dysprosium, gadolinium, lutetium, samarium, scandium, terbium and yttrium – to its export control list, plus several rare earth magnets, two days ...