The rare earths so essential to our modern technology have become a new diplomatic weapon—used to leverage influence and ...

The problem began with a flower, a delicate blossom with a slender stalk. It was a fragile-looking plant, with petals as fine as tissue paper, yet it proved to be a formidable opponent. As the ...

BANGKOK (AP) — There has been a slight drop in the production of opium in Myanmar, the world’s biggest source of the illicit drug from which heroin is derived, experts from the United Nations said ...

Researchers discovered opium biomarkers in a 2,500-year-old alabaster vase using nondestructive techniques. The findings provide chemical proof that ancient Egyptians likely consumed opium ...

Opium production rose 33% in Myanmar, the first season after the military's violent takeover of the country, a U.N. report released Thursday. This jump signifies enhanced sophistication in farming ...

Boston University historian Benjamin R. Siegel’s book, Markets of Pain: Opium, Capitalism, and the Global History of ...