Today, with 8 billion humans on this planet, the few wealthy countries are extracting natural resources at alarming rates, ...

Supporters of the bill, including White Earth tribal leadership and some non-Native residents, view the land transfer as a ...

With little time left to curb the worst impacts of global warming dwindling, President Donald Trump rescinded several ...

Residents of Santa Barbara County can see how exceptionally beautiful their home is, but how do you quantify that level of ...

China has discovered a rare earth deposit in Honghe, Yunnan province, composed of about 1.15 million metric tons of potential ...

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.

PORT ANGELES — The recent pause on some older tree sales in state-managed forests will not affect parcels that already have been approved or auctioned, despite some environmentalists’ hopes.

Chinese astronauts claim have successfully developed artificial photosynthesis technology in orbit for the first time. This ...

It is a super-large ion-adsorption type of rare earth deposit, containing key metals for the development of high-tech ...

While the White Earth Nation declined to comment on this remark, the Nation does oversee natural resource management efforts that affect public lands, such as a chronic wasting disease monitoring ...

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After a $30 million donor pledge fell through, the Museum of the Earth continues to endure severe financial challenges.