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There’s a growing interest in mining the ocean seabed for minerals essential to technology. But whose minerals are they? A Law of the Sea scholar explains.
Companies are preparing to move forward with seabed mining, but a method for gathering critical minerals from the seafloor would create sediment plumes in the water column where many creatures live.
A careful look at the scientific literature shows humans can absorb some nutrients from the air. Could we use this to our advantage?
Pollution from more frequent floods and wildfires – exacerbated by the warming climate – is threatening human health and poses particular risks to the brain.
New evidence suggests that Homo naledi didn’t deliberately deposit their dead in a hidden chamber.
South Africa his rich in minerals that, combined with the development of nanotechnology, can be used to help it develop new energy technologies.
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