Thorium, an abundant and safer alternative to uranium, could soon become a vital resource in the quest to meet energy needs.

A recently declassified geological survey suggests that China may have far more thorium than previously estimated, placing ...

Special thanks to Chuankun Zhang, Tian Ooi, Jacob S. Higgins, and Jack F. Doyle from Prof. Jun Ye's lab at JILA/NIST/University of Colorado, as well as Prof. Victor Flambaum from UNS ...

China’s discovery of a million-ton thorium reserve in Mongolia could power the nation for 60,000 years. This breakthrough ...

A rare earth element called thorium has been discovered in large quantities in China's Bayan Obo mining complex in the Inner ...

Scientists estimate that the Bayan Obo mining complex, if fully utilised, could yield 1 million tonnes of thorium—enough to ...

Imagine a world where your electricity bill is as extinct as the dodo. A utopia where plugging in your devices doesn't induce ...

A world-shaking, first-of-its-kind discovery in China. Endless thorium supply in China can help make unlimited nuclear power ...

As the world searches for energy alternatives to fossil fuels, the answer may have been in front of us the whole time.

UCLA physicists have developed a new thin film that uses far less of the rare thorium-229 while also being significantly less ...

Experts believe this discovery could reduce the world’s reliance on fossil fuels and revolutionise global energy production ...

The Bayan Obo mine, located in Inner Mongolia, is believed to hold vast reserves of thorium, a promising alternative to ...