The rising tide of sand mining: A growing threat to marine life
In the delicate balancing act between human development and protecting the fragile natural world, sand is weighing down the ...
Ukraine’s natural resources are at centre stage in the ongoing war, and will likely remain there
Ukraine’s mineral riches have always had strategic importance in the Russia-Ukraine war — first, to Russia, and now to the ...
Mountain ranges could be hidden treasure troves of natural hydrogen, plate tectonic modeling finds
The successful development of sustainable georesources for the energy transition is a key challenge for humankind in the 21st ...
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The Minerals Beneath Africa's Soil Are The Building Blocks of a Brighter Future [guest column]
Writing about the minerals beneath Africa’s soil often feels like unpacking a suitcase of clichés. We’ve all read the tired tropes: "land of contrasts", "resource curse", and "continent of paradoxes”.
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Research team identifies carbonate-dissolving microorganisms
A research team has shown that methanogens, micro-organisms ubiquitous in low-oxygen environments like aquifers, soil and even permafrost, can propel their growth by dissolving calcium carbonate, one ...