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Project Vault’s nearly $12 billion rare earths stockpile plan, launched to counter China’s grip on critical minerals, puts these names in the spotlight as leveraged plays.

Dr. Doom is a technological and scientific genius. He has mystical abilities that surpass even those of Dr. Strange. Dr. Doom is a jack of all trades and a master of all. Hardcore comic book fans and casual readers alike all know Dr. Doom is a villain. However, Doom has…

A rare total lunar eclipse will be visible from most of the United States on March 3. Here's where and when to look.

Solar activity remains elevated this week, shaped largely by one persistent sunspot region and the steady stream of solar material it has released. Measurements from the US Space Weather Prediction Center show continued flare activity and a disturbed solar wind passing Earth. None of it points to extreme geomagnetic storms,…

Western allies lack military capabilities that can withstand the harsh conditions of the Arctic and keep Russia in check in an area that spans about 4% of the Earth's surface.

Most people picture mining as digging a hole and pulling something shiny out of the ground. But this place doesn’t just go down a bit; rather, it drops so far beneath the Earth’s surface that the journey alone takes about an hour, passing narrow tunnels, steep shafts, and winding corridors…

The map of Earth looks settled at first glance. Continents feel fixed, named, and counted. Yet over the past few decades, geologists have been quietly reshaping that picture. One large region in the southwest Pacific keeps returning to the discussion. Mostly underwater, stretched around New Zealand and New Caledonia, it…

States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points

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