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Curiosity Spots Metal-Rich Ripples That Signal a Shallow Ancient Lake on Mars

The peer-reviewed finding pinpoints a high-priority target for tests of past habitability.

Mars Orbiter Finds Dark Volcanic Ash Spreading Across Utopia Planitia

World Diamond Day Debuts With Industry Push Ahead of Sotheby’s Jwaneng 28.88 Auction

India Counts 8.52 Million Tonnes of Rare Earth Oxides, Still Reliant on Imported Magnets

Perseverance Finds Record Nickel in Mars Bedrock That Bolsters Case for Ancient Habitability

Dateline Stakes Rare Earth Claims Next to Joshua Tree as Critics Sound Habitat Alarm

China Confirms Huge Rare Earth, Fluorite and Baryte Reserves at Sichuan Mine, Plus Major Antimony Find

Odisha Detects Diamond-Bearing Stones in Nuapada, Reports New Copper, Gold and Ruby Finds

U.S. Pushes Brazil Critical-Minerals Ties With São Paulo Forum as Goiás Signs MoU

Lab-Made Hexagonal Diamond Clears Key Tests, Slightly Out-Hardens Cubic Diamond

Study Confirms North Sea’s Silverpit Crater Was Made by an Asteroid, Triggering Ancient Mega-Tsunami

Curiosity Maps Martian ‘Boxwork’ Ridges, Spots Spheroidal Nodules and Confirms Clay–Carbonate Split

Amber Time Capsules Hint at Ancient Ant Interactions

Oxford Study Finds Moon’s Magnetic Field Was Mostly Weak Through Its History

Curiosity Confirms Kilometer-Scale 'Boxwork' Ridges as Ancient Groundwater Fractures on Mount Sharp

Curiosity Wraps Six-Month Survey of Mars "Spiderweb" Ridges, Confirms Fractures and Tests for Organics

India Puts Rare-Earth Resources at 8.5 Mt REO After New AMD Update

Japan Confirms World-First Lift of Rare-Earth Mud From 6 Km Depth Near Minamitorishima

Japan Recovers Rare-Earth-Bearing Seabed Mud at 6,000 Meters in First-of-Its-Kind Test

Webb Links Protostellar Bursts to Crystal Formation and Outflows in EC 53