Jason Fernando is a professional investor and writer who enjoys tackling and communicating complex business and financial problems. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced ...

Some of the most coveted metals on the planet are not just expensive, they are almost unimaginably scarce in Earth's crust ...

Copper, platinum, aluminum, gold. Metals have been so important in human history that we’ve named historical epochs (the Bronze Age, the Iron Age) for their transformative power. These materials, with ...

Phytomining could unlock the nickel soaked up and held inside certain plants. Nickel may not grow on trees—but there’s a chance it could someday be mined using plants. Many plant species naturally ...