Trans-Pacific View author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This ...

Mica is the name given to a flaky group of silicate minerals that cleaves into thin, transparent layers and registers at about a three on the Mohs Scale of mineral hardness. It’s also a featured ...

Minerals such as cobalt, copper, lithium, tantalum, tin and tungsten, which are all abundant in central Africa, are essential to the comforts of everyday life. Our phones, laptops and electric ...

Microbial adaptation and evolution occur rapidly in response to changing environments. Minerals, as fundamental components of terrestrial ecosystems, play a pivotal role in shaping these environments ...