
Recently, Xinhua News Agency reported that a new study from Australia has revealed that certain plants, over the course of their long evolutionary history, have developed a unique ability to enrich and utilize rare earth elements. Typical examples include the Dicranopteris linearis (a fern species) from Southeast Asia’s Bangka Island and the fern Diplazium species. This discovery provides fresh insights for the development of new technologies in related fields. Rare earth elements, often dubbed “industrial vitamins,” refer to a group…