Medscape 2050 Challenge winner Sammer Marzouk explains his concept for the Dynamic Drug Response Network, a system to monitor and personalize medical treatments.

With names like neodymium and dysprosium, rare-earth elements sound exotic — and their perceived scarcity has only added to the mystique. In reality, rare earths aren't that rare, but just difficult ...

Nature is brimming with color in almost every season. While the majority of colors are matte, some are shiny. Evolutionary biologist Casper van der Kooi wondered why shiny colors are so rare. He ...

A research team from the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague has discovered Solarion arienae, an extremely rare and morphologically unique unicellular eukaryote that sheds new light on ...

Western nations are racing to build independent rare earth and magnet supply chains after China restricted exports of key heavy rare earth elements like dysprosium and terbium. China controls about 90 ...

Weary of being captive to geopolitics, car companies are looking for ways to replace powerful rare-earth magnets in electric motors. BMW is using motors without neodymium or other rare earths in ...

China is launching a global cooperation initiative on green minerals with developing nations as it looks to consolidate its dominance in rare earth elements and other critical minerals. At the G-20 ...

What we know so far: Beijing's licensing regime continues to shape global access to one of the least understood yet most strategically important materials in advanced manufacturing. As governments ...

Looking ahead: The rare-earth sector now sits at the intersection of chemistry, geopolitics, and industrial finance. On one side lies a legacy global system dominated by large solvent-extraction ...

Global demand for rare earth minerals is driving the toxic pollution of some of Asia’s most important rivers, threatening the health and livelihoods of tens of millions of people. Rare earths are at ...

Instead of requiring personalized gene edits for each patient, the new approach could create a standardized method to use for many diseases. By Pam Belluck and Carl Zimmer Gene-editing therapies offer ...

PARIS/BEIJING, Nov 25 (Reuters) - A multi-billion dollar pipeline of rare earth projects around the world is set to partly wean the U.S. off Chinese rare earths, but falls far short of breaking ...