Critical minerals such as those used in lithium-ion batteries come in limited supply and are concentrated in specific regions ...

Melting ice, rebounding land, and rising seas will change what resources are available in Antarctica, a new analysis finds.

STRIDE Ventures, operated by Start2 Group, today announced the selection of eight teams to advance to Stage 1 of the Tech Metal Transformation Challenge, a program supported by the U.S. National ...

New research from a team at Trinity College Dublin has unearthed a cheap and environmentally friendly new option for removing pollutants from our water. The key? Oyster shells that would ordinarily ...

Reduced ecological footprint: Ores mined in the deep sea (left) can be reduced with a hydrogen plasma in an electric arc furnace, after drying. This produces manganese oxides and a manganese- and ...

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Using tools hitched to the nose cone of their research planes and sampling more than 11 miles above the planet's surface, researchers have discovered significant amounts of metals in aerosols in the ...