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ASX juniors have been steadily snapping out some of the best ground for REE exploration in the most attractive jurisdictions in Africa.

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New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...

The thick, mineral-rich layers of clay found on Mars suggest that the Red Planet harbored potentially life-hosting environments for long stretches in the ancient past, a new study suggests.

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