Sonoma Botanical Garden is self-pollinating a rare magnolia from China in hopes of cultivating more specimens to preserve the ...

In South Africa, a Clivia known as China Char’s reached a record ... These numbers point to the growing need to safeguard rare and valuable plants, whether exotic, endangered, or indigenous ...

The search for new suppliers for the minerals needed for everything from batteries to missiles has driven novel extraction methods.

China has reported the discovery of an extremely large rare earth deposit in the southwestern province of Yunnan as it seeks to strengthen its control over global supply chains for critical minerals.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Several independent oil refineries in eastern China have halted operations, or plan to do so, for indefinite maintenance periods as new Chinese tariff and tax policies plunge ...

China has announced a major addition to its rare earth inventory – a vast trove of critical metals has been discovered in Yunnan Province and is likely to bolster the nations supply. Many industries ...

President Donald Trump’s assertion that war-torn Ukraine should supply the US with rare earths is a sign of America’s growing resolve to end its dependence on China for critical minerals amid ...

China's exports of rare earth minerals rose 6% in 2024, customs data showed on Monday, as sputtering economic growth limited domestic demand. The world's largest producer of rare earths last year ...

As large trees develop over centuries, large fissures form in their trunks. Rare species including swift parrots need these hollows to nest in, but they also provide pathways for fire to enter the ...

ELIZABETH ECONOMY is Co-Director of the U.S., China, and the World Project and Hargrove Senior Fellow at Stanford ...

SINGAPORE, Jan 17 (Reuters) - China's oil refinery throughput in 2024 fell for the first time in more than two decades barring the pandemic-hit year of 2022, government data showed on Friday, as ...