earth

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Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer agreed and said: "You should have given a penalty when you gave two like that. How on earth do you not give another one."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Additionally, the moon is home to water ice, which can be used for rocket propulsion, as well as rare earth minerals such as lithium, platinum and other materials critical to electronics and clean energy technology.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The nonrenewable gas is produced by radioactive decay deep under the earth and escapes into space once released.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

An Australian company has launched a rare earths mining project just outside Joshua Tree National Park in critical desert tortoise habitat, an area the company’s director refers to as an “emerging heavy rare earth district.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Most mushrooms lived only several days, and Clare had expected the fuzzy white knot to quickly shrivel up and return to the earth.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman