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Encountering rare earths in art, environments, and the phone in my pocket.

Using the Rare Earth Elements

The Changing Geography of Rare Earth Element Production

Can Consumer Choices Make Rare Earth Production More Sustainable?

The term rare earth was coined when an unusual black rock was unearthed by a miner in Ytterby, Sweden, in 1788.

Rare earth elements are essential to modern life. Luckily the world has plenty of them; unfortunately, getting them out of the ground leaves behind massive environmental damage.