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China’s rare earth reserves account for approximately 23 percent of the world’s total – but are being excessively exploited, the Chinese government has said. Although 23 per cent is a high percentage for one nation to possess, China supplies over 90 percent of rare earth products on the global market. We need the raw materials – chemicals such as yttrium, which is used in TVs, or lanthanum, used for camera lenses – [...] Underneath the thick, virgin rainforest cover in the Mosquitia region of Honduras, archaeologists have discovered ruins they think may be the lost city of Ciudad Blanca. Legends say the “White City” is full of gold, which is why conquistador Hernando Cortes was among the first Ciudad Blanca seekers in the 1500s. But the method the modern researchers used was a little different from previous explorers’ techniques. The modern-day researchers flew over [...] |
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