The 19th-century German toy pieces, made with quartz sand, chalk and linseed oil, allowed kids to create realistic structures ...

Discover how contemporary architects are reviving earthen construction for more sustainable buildings using local materials.

A single birth year is suddenly being pulled into three very different military-service plans, each with its own high-stakes catch.

Punch the baby orphan macaque is outgrowing the orangutan plushie that comforted him through early rejection from his mother and other monkeys. Images of Punch dragging around the toy bigger than him ...

The National Center for Wildlife (NCW) reaffirmed its commitment to protecting wildlife and preserving natural habitats, recognizing this responsibility as essential to nature conservation and ...

LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - GKN Powder Metallurgy has scrapped plans to produce rare earth permanent magnets in Europe, three sources with knowledge of the matter said, highlighting the region's ...

The struggle for geopolitical supremacy is rapidly becoming a struggle over one critical resource - rare earth magnets. They will determine whether the United States can build military equipment at ...

ILULISSAT, Greenland (AP) — Growing up in a village in northern Greenland, Jørgen Kristensen’s closest friends were his stepfather’s sled dogs. Most of his classmates were dark-haired Inuit; he was ...

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JAKARTA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Indonesia has identified eight mining blocks with large potential for rare earth elements and plans to launch two research projects to develop rare earth processing ...

The government has put a council's blueprint for the future on hold because it does not include enough houses. The minister for housing and planning has told Three Rivers District Council in ...