These dissolved salty minerals eventually reach the oceans, bringing 4 billion tons of salt to the sea each year. If the rivers carry salt, why aren’t they salty too? Rainwater dilutes the rivers and ...

As seawater creeps further into coastlines, salt threatens to pollute the freshwater reserves that people depend on. But this ...

Coal ash in the U.S. holds substantial rare earth elements, potentially reducing dependence on imports, with ongoing research ...

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Donald Trump’s “Minerals Agreement” with Zelensky would be a boon for Putin and Big Oil, with little for Ukraine in return.

The war in Ukraine may or may not be winding down with ongoing US/Russian negotiations, but this leads to a key question: ...

A team of researchers has found that primitive microorganisms deep in the ocean survive by using the minerals around them. The team is led by Yohey Suzuki, an associate professor of earth and ...

Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images The government of the Cook Islands said on Saturday that it had struck a five-year agreement with China to explore deep-sea minerals. The deal has raised eyebrows ...

The government of the Cook Islands said on Saturday that it had struck a five-year agreement with China to explore deep-sea minerals. The deal has raised eyebrows in nearby New Zealand.