The test, carried out in a harbour in November, demonstrated one approach to mining for polymetallic nodules, potato-sized lumps containing metals scattered on the seabed in vast quantities ...

For more than a century the 135ha Louth was used for little more than grazing sheep and mining guano. Then the telecoms tycoon Che Metcalfe bought the island in 2021 with a dream to build a luxury ...

Despite its critical role in modern society and urban development, the environmental and social effects of sand mining remain largely hidden from public scrutiny. The UN’s environment programme ...

They are also forced to resort to alternative food sources, such as bat guano, which could increase the risk of communicable diseases and reduce the population. Male chimpanzees use specific mating ...

Crypto mining is banned in Abkhazia, yet for years this energy-intensive industry has flourished, attracted by the region’s cheap hydropower. For Abkhazia, it comes at a cost. The region ...