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Part 3 — The headwinds that beset mining’s new role as the planet’s unlikely saviour

In the final part of this series, we look at how the mining sector’s past could undermine its efforts to save the planet.

Chinese team finds a fern that makes rare earth elements

Scientists have discovered a fern from South China that naturally forms tiny crystals containing rare earth elements (REEs).