NASA studies Earth’s deep-sea volcanoes to uncover alien life on Jupiter’s moon The deep-sea volcanoes beneath Earth’s oceans may offer vital clues in the search for alien life on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. NASA’s interest in exploring these extreme environments stems from the belief that similar conditions on Europa could harbor life forms beyond our wildest […]
They’re called rare earths. The name’s a lie but the scarcity isn’t
Rare Earth Elements: Uncovering the Truth Behind Their Name and Scarcity When Swedish lieutenant-turned-rockhound Carl Axel Arrhenius picked up an odd black stone near the village of Ytterby, little did he know that his discovery would pave the way for a group of minerals that would revolutionize modern technology. These elements, known as rare earths, are anything […]