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Scientists found that the speed at which continents split apart directly influences how molten rock flows deep beneath ...

Rare earth elements are not rare in the Earth's crust, but they are seldom found in concentrated forms, making them expensive ...

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have uncovered how to manipulate electrical flow through crystalline ...

The world’s second-biggest economy controls about 70 per cent of production and nearly all refining. This dominance has ...

The effects of climate change could awaken hundreds of volcanoes worldwide – which in turn could worsen the effects of ...

Scientists believe that gold and other precious metals are slowly leaking to the surface from Earth's core through Hawaiian volcanoes.