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Eugene Gholz analyzes the economic and security consequences of China's central position in the global rare-earths market. He discusses the evolution of the rare-earths market, which is critical ...

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In the Antarctic, daily sea ice extent fell below the long-term average after a brief period of above-average daily extents, ending the month just above the lowest 25 percent of ice extents for the ...

Onlookers spotted the man stealing lumber from a construction site, deputies say. Photo from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office An accused burglar who discovered his pickup truck missing called ...

Subway is adding a new footlong to its dessert menu, though it’s only available for a limited time. Hand-out Photo by Subway Subway’s newest footlong is “one of a kind” — and will ...

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A "super-Earth" planet found outside of our solar system could have conditions suitable for life, according to experts at the University of Oxford. Researchers said the planet has a mass six times ...

Earth's orbital eccentricity is 0.017; Mars' is 0.055, and Mercury's is 0.206. HD 20794d's orbit is more elongated than any planet in our solar system, with an eccentricity of 0.4. Its 647-day ...