June 3, 2025

Mount Etna erupts, unleashing lava – and possibly hidden minerals

The eruption is the most significant Mount Etna has had since 2014.

May 6, 2025

Biotech startup, researchers revive old tech to make low-carbon protein from coal

Cvictus recently received a $1.7 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to scale its technology.

May 5, 2025

Exploding neutron stars may have created gold, new study suggests

According to a study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, it is explosions of highly magnetized neutron stars, or magnetars, that caused gold and other heavy metals to form in…

April 4, 2025

Breakthrough Cu-Ta-Li alloy could transform aerospace, defense applications, researchers say

US Army Research Laboratory developed nanostructured copper alloy with exceptional thermal stability and mechanical strength.

March 21, 2025

University of Arizona mining innovation engine aims to build skilled domestic workforce

Arizona’s Sustainable Mining Innovation Engine proposal would secure up to $160 million over 10 years.

March 7, 2025

Biotech company BPH plans to extract critical minerals, gold from seaweed

BPH's assay results support the company's belief that seaweed may have the ability to absorb precious and base metals from seawater.

February 27, 2025

Three novel approaches that can revolutionize batteries

Scientists are scrambling to find new materials that could revolutionize energy storage.

February 10, 2025

New book explores Viola MacMillan’s rise and scandal in Canadian mining

MacMillan, who started out as a prospector in the ’30s, became the central figure in one of Canada's most commented mining scandals.

February 4, 2025

Seoultech researchers develop autonomous geological assessment tool

A research team at the Seoul National University of Science and Technology have developed the Roughness-CANUPO-Dip-Facet method.

February 3, 2025

Mattiq, Heraeus Precious Metals partner to advance green hydrogen production

The companies said they will shorten the R&D-to-commercialization timeline, rapidly advancing low-iridium catalysts from prototype to industrial-scale solutions.