Back up the money truck! Japan just found tons of rare-earth metals Matter of fact, the country found so many rare-earth metals that researchers say it now has enough to supply the world on a ...

The term rare earth refers to a group of 17 elements that are used to make a range of products and infrastructure which are increasingly important to everyday life. They can be found in mobiles ...

The list of things that contain rare earths ... Iowa, who has studied rare earth elements for more than 50 years. "The phosphors in your TV—the red color comes from an element called europium.