The surprising recovery of once-rare birds

When I started bird-watching as a teenager, a few years after the first Earth Day in 1970, several species that once thrived ...
Bloomberg L.P.

China’s Rare-Earth Magnet Exports to US Decline in November

China’s exports of rare-earth magnets to the US fell 11% in November from a month earlier, with no immediate rebound seen after a trade truce between the world’s two biggest economies. Shipments to ...
Crude Oil Prices

China Eases Rare Earth Export Rules Following U.S. Trade Truce

FTSE 100 oil major BP has replaced its chief executive, Murray Auchincloss, after just two years, with Woodside Energy chief Meg O’Neil set to take the helm in April 2026. The appointment of O’Neil ...
Newsweek

Supreme Court Gives Rare Approval in Case

The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of Terry Pitchford, a Black death row inmate in Mississippi who alleged racial bias in the jury composition of his trial, without requiring him to pay ...
MinnPost

Congress can save lives with Rare Pediatric Disease PRVs

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Every year, thousands of parents hear the heart-wrenching news that their child ...
Fast Company

Turning the tide on China’s dominance of the rare earth market is possible. Here’s what it would take

Rare earth minerals are so ubiquitous and critical to much of today’s technology, that tonight’s dinner might not have made it to the table without them. And according to USA Rare Earth CEO Barbara ...
The Hill

China is overplaying its hand on rare earth materials

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 Diplomat

Malaysia’s Rare Earth Transition

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 ...
Wall Street Journal

The Failed Crusade to Keep a Rare-Earths Mine Out of China’s Hands

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 ...
The Diplomat

Inside China’s Rare Earth Empire: The Hidden Costs in Myanmar

China’s dominance of rare earth supply chains, and their critical role in nearly all of our modern technology, is a hot topic these days, and for good reason: 90 percent of processed rare earth ...
PBS

Pigeon Fact Sheet

The pigeon family includes over 300 species worldwide, ranging from familiar city dwellers to rare tropical birds. Notable members include: Pigeons have compact bodies, short legs, and small heads ...