New research reveals that PET-based glitter microplastics can actively influence biomineralization processes in marine ...

Craft glitter that adds sparkle to decorations, cards and costumes is escaping into our seas and destroying marine creatures. The tiny pieces of plastic and metal not only end up in the stomachs of ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have entered the centre of the eastern Congo town of Walikale, a local activist and an M23 source say, expanding the insurgents' presence deep into the Congolese interior ...

The prices of some strategic minerals have soared in China over the past year, as a wave of protectionist policies – many of them initiated by Beijing – spark a global scramble to lock down ...

Rodriguez’s bobble lookalike was wearing an all-orange uniform -- something the O’s did sporadically during the 1971 and ‘72 seasons, then used as a one-off throwback in 2010. But they haven’t been ...

One of Africa’s most richly endowed countries, the DRC is world’s largest producer of cobalt — a critical mineral used in many industrial applications including electric vehicle batteries ...

“The mineral deal is an important part of the president’s policy. No. 1, the American people have got to get some payback for the incredible financial investment we’ve made in this country ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has agreed to sign a mineral deal with the U.S., President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff told reporters on Thursday. "I think Zelenskyy has ...

These rocks turned out to contain a mineral called kaolinite, which on Earth forms in warm, rainy environments or near hot springs—places that are ideal for life. Wiens estimates that the rocks ...

The deal could come with long-term economic opportunities and act as a blueprint for similar agreements with other mineral-rich countries, analysts say. Critical minerals are all the rage right now.