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America's only rare earth producer gets a boost from Apple and Pentagon agreements
MP Materials, which runs the only American rare earths mine, announced a new $500 million agreement with tech giant Apple on ...
MP Materials’ stock heads for a new high. What’s behind Apple’s new rare-earths deal.
The iPhone maker is committing $500 million to buying rare-earth magnets from the company’s flagship facility in Texas, which ...
Bill Dilworth, Caretaker of ‘The New York Earth Room,’ Is Dead at 70
For decades, he tended a SoHo loft filled with dirt, made by the conceptual artist Walter De Maria. People made pilgrimages ...
Big dams may have changed how the Earth rotates, new study finds
New research has uncovered that the construction of water dams has shifted Earth's poles in subtle but important ways.
Seen This Yet? Axiom-4 Blazes Through Earth's Atmosphere In Spectacular New Video
A stunning new video captures the Axiom-4 capsule's dramatic re-entry into Earth's atmosphere., US News, Times Now ...
Our solar system has a new mysterious visitor—what is it?
Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...
AI developed a new rare-earth-free magnet 200 times faster than humans
Materials Nexus discovered a new rare-earth-free magnet called MagNex with the help of AI - here’s how they did it.
Apple just spent $500 million to source a material that’s critical for iPhones from the US
Apple is investing $500 million in a deal with US rare earths company MP Materials as the iPhone maker faces pressure from ...
Astronaut’s stunning snapshot shows Earth in a whole new way
Earth has rarely looked as remarkable as it does in this stunning shot (above) captured by NASA astronaut Don Pettit from the International Space Station (ISS).