In a labyrinth of tunnels running beneath 4,000-metre peaks, Tajik miners are scrabbling to secure antimony, one of the metals at the centre of a worldwide race for rare minerals.

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In 1976, National Geographic asked actor Robert Redford to follow in the footsteps of the Wild West's greatest outlaws. This ...

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In the rolling hills of Bucks County sits a shopper’s paradise where treasure hunters, foodies, and bargain seekers converge in a glorious celebration of commerce that feels like stepping into a ...

Rockhounding is a popular activity, but digging through the rules of where you can go and what you can keep isn't much fun.

A U.S. Geological Survey-led study discovered a very promising brine deposit - between 5 and 19 million tons of lithium ...

While Paramount won the bidding war, the UFC had a number of interested suitors for its broadcast rights. TKO COO and president Mark Shapiro recently discussed which companies were in the running to ...

We’ve found coins, relics, and scrap before but never this. Buried inside ordinary-looking rocks was something extraordinary: gold. The detectors led us here, and the cracks in the stone exposed ...

The idea of ancient life on Mars is a fascinating one, and the Perseverance rover might have found signs of it. But there are ...