Published on: Sept 30, 2025 11:17 pm IST The epicentre of the quake, which struck around 11:49 pm (1649 GMT), was around 156 kilometres east of Surabaya, Indonesia’s second largest city. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s main island of Java late Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with no immediate…
A strong earthquake struck Russia‘s far eastern Kamchatka region, the regional governor said on Friday, prompting a series of tsunami warnings in the region, but despite waves reaching the shore, there were no reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was measured at a magnitude of 7.8 and at a depth of…
US President Donald Trump’s pursuit of rare earth minerals in Greenland and Ukraine to counter China’s dominance over the critical metals might not match the reality of global reserves. But Russia’s offer to give the US access to the rare resources needed for hi-tech applications could save Trump’s plan, and undercut China’s tightening export controls…
Zircon from Australia could become fiercely contested by China and the United States, a geologist who works with the Chinese military has warned. While zircon is commonly valued as a gemstone, inside, it contains the metal zirconium. The metal can withstand very high temperatures, enabling ceramics, for example, to be heated to above 3,000 degrees…