These minerals power the chips in all our gadgets, so they are pivotal in the United States’s tussle with China. Plus, the project promises huge economic gains for Angola. Marcia Veiga takes the train ...

LA Times Studios may earn commission from purchases made through our links. Some mornings our brains just feel off. We’re dragging through tasks and our energy feels flat. Anxiety shows up… for no ...

Momentum behind Wyoming’s uranium industry continues to build, with the U.S. Interior Department giving it a boost Friday by ...

Mapping Minerals Diplomacy is an explainer series that brings clarity to the deals, players, and policies shaping the global race for critical minerals. Mapping Minerals Diplomacy is an explainer ...

All the critical minerals the U.S. needs annually for energy, defense and technology applications are already being mined at existing U.S. facilities, according to a new analysis published in the ...

We're always learning more about our planet. From figuring out where life on Earth originated to exactly what lies beneath the Earth's surface, there's plenty we still don't know about our little ...