Rare diamonds show that life-giving elements have been present on Earth almost since it formed

Ancient diamonds studied by a group of French and Canadian researchers revealed that the presence of life-giving elements in sufficient quantities appeared […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 13, 2021 | 5:11 pm

Metal pollution, tourism threatening drinking water around Mount Everest

New research published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, reveals that wind-transported metal pollution from mining paired with activities linked […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 12, 2021 | 6:06 am

Mediterranean silver likely traded during the Trojan War, the founding of Rome

Scientists used high-precision isotopic analysis to identify the ore sources of hacksilber that served as means of payment in the southern Levant.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 10, 2021 | 2:13 pm

Lithium-sulphur batteries one step closer to becoming viable

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology developed a new technique that allows them to modify lithium-sulphur (Li-S) batteries to […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 9, 2021 | 6:07 am

Why gold loves arsenic

An international team of geochemists discovered why gold is concentrated alongside arsenic, a phenomenon that explains the formation of most deposits of […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 8, 2021 | 6:06 am

Lithium supply chain threatened by East-West geopolitical tensions – report

Geopolitical risks and the US-China tensions pose threats to the global lithium supply chain, a new report by Fitch Solutions Country Risk […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 6, 2021 | 6:06 am

German-Chilean project wants to extract raw materials from thermal springs

German-Chilean project plans to extract raw materials from thermal springs

Researchers at Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology partnered with Chilean colleagues at the Centro de Excelencia en Geotermia de Los Andes and […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 5, 2021 | 6:04 am

Accelerating energy transition promises big returns – report

In its most recent World Energy Transitions Outlook, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) estimates that accelerating energy transitions on a path […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 4, 2021 | 12:11 pm

Mining brines from dormant volcanoes could provide the metals needed for a sustainable future

Scientists at the University of Oxford are proposing the idea of sustainably extracting copper, gold, zinc, silver and lithium from brines trapped […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 4, 2021 | 6:30 am