Ancient species that survived mass extinction event found in China

The fossils offer a rare glimpse into a cataclysmic event that brought a sudden end to the greatest explosion of life in our planet's history.
Reuters

Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies

Japan to test rare-earth seabed sludge near remote island World-first mission part of drive to diversify supplies China tightening supply of minerals vital for industry SHIZUOKA, Japan, Jan 12 ...
The New York Times

Inside China’s Six-Decade Campaign to Dominate Rare Earths

From Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping, generations of Communist Party bosses and military leaders invested in a strategic but heavily polluting industry. A refinery on the outskirts of Wuxi, China, is the ...