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China Seeks Steady Rare Earths Exports In 2012

Posted Tue Dec 27, 2011 06:46 PM ET   |   0

China, the world's largest rare earths producer, said Tuesday that its export quota for the sought-after commodities will remain roughly the same in 2012 as this year. Read more

China

World's Rarest Gemstones

Posted Fri Mar 5, 2010 12:27 PM ET   |   0

All gemstones are rare; some are just harder to find than others. Take a tour of some of the rarest in the world. Read more

rare gemstones

Distant Planet's 'Fingerprint' Detected

Posted Wed Jan 13, 2010 09:00 AM ET   |   0

The first direct capture of a spectrum of light from a planet outside the solar system has been obtained, in what is a landmark discovery in the search for extra-terrestrial life. Read more

exoplanet light detected atmosphere

Drinking Water Wells Contaminated with Zinc

Posted by  Emily Sohn  Tue Oct 27, 2009 07:00 AM ET   |   0

Zinc might be seeping into people's drinking water, getting into their brains, and causing problems with learning, memory, stress and more. Read more

Drinking Water Well

Balloon Thought to Carry Boy Could Have Floated Longer

Posted Thu Oct 15, 2009 01:15 PM ET   |   0

Helium balloons can float for days, moving up and down according to the temperature of the gas. Read more

Balloon Boy

Arsenic in Seafood May Pose Health Risk : Discovery News

Posted Tue Aug 4, 2009 03:01 PM ET

In 2004, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake ripped through southern California on the San Andreas fault. Read more

Arsenic

Neanderthals Conquered Mammoths, Why Not Us? : Discovery Channel

Posted Wed Sep 10, 2008 08:11 AM ET

A slew of new studies portray Neanderthals as savvy hunters with complex brains. So how did modern humans drive them to extinction? Read more

No Dummy

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Wed Apr 23, 2008 06:46 AM ET

A tooth found in an ancient cave reveals the red meat-heavy diet of ancient Neanderthals. Read more

Pass the Auroch, Please

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Wed Apr 16, 2008 07:06 AM ET

By studying the teeth of two 37-million-year-old fossil animals, scientists are piecing together the elephant family tree. Read more

Moeritherium
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