Rare Peacock Stars Could Potentially Detonate Deadly Gamma Rays In The Milky Way [Video]
KEY POINTS Gamma-ray bursts are one of the most energetic occurrences in the universe Apep’s two stars are 10 to 15 times more massive and 100,000 times brighter than the…
Extremely rare wildcat resembling a leopard seen on Texas trail camera. What is it?
A large wildcat resembling a leopard was recently photographed by a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service trail camera in Texas. Load Error The nighttime image was shared Saturday on Facebook,…
Trail camera captures images of rare wildcat in Texas
This endangered and elusive wildcat was recently spotted using a wildlife underpass in Texas. It’s an ocelot and there are fewer than 50 living in the wild in the nation.…
Geologists solve puzzle that could predict valuable rare earth element deposits
Pioneering new research has helped geologists solve a long-standing puzzle that could help pinpoint new, untapped concentrations of some the most valuable rare earth deposits. Credit: Michael Anenburg, ANU. Pioneering…
Geologists solve puzzle that could predict valuable rare earth element deposits — ScienceDaily
Pioneering new research has helped geologists solve a long-standing puzzle that could help pinpoint new, untapped concentrations of some the most valuable rare earth deposits. A team of geologists, led…
Double jeopardy for ecologically rare birds and terrestrial mammals
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Common assumptions notwithstanding, rare species can play unique and essential ecological roles. After studying two databases that together cover all known terrestrial mammals and birds worldwide,…
Double jeopardy for ecologically rare birds and terrestrial mammals — ScienceDaily
Common assumptions notwithstanding, rare species can play unique and essential ecological roles. After studying two databases that together cover all known terrestrial mammals and birds worldwide, scientists from the CNRS,…
Rare Earth Metals Get The Presidential Treatment
Pexels Last Wednesday, the president signed an executive order addressing the threat posed by the United States’ overreliance on “critical minerals” from “foreign adversaries.” To be more specific, “critical minerals”…
Earth grows large crystals, rare elements in just minutes
Oct. 7 (UPI) — Scientists have gained new insights into crystal growth rates inside pegmatites, veinlike formations that host some of the planet’s biggest crystals, as well as valuable elements…
The tech crisis that isn’t: China controls the world’s rare earth supply chains
Photo of a Japanese Coast Guard vessel patrolling Uotsuri Island by Al Jazeera English, licensed under Creative Commons 2.0. They’re called either the Diaoyu Archipelago or the Senkaku Islands —…