Tag: Minerals
US-Ukraine deal highlights Ukraine’s wealth of critical minerals, but extracting them...
Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington
Ukraine’s mineral wealth has been a key factor in its negotiations with the...
Thanksgiving sides are delicious and can be nutritious − here’s the...
Julie Pollock, University of Richmond
While people usually think first about the turkey or the ham during holiday meals,...
Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? A...
Janet Colson, Middle Tennessee State University
We’ve all heard that an apple a day keeps...
Glass: Neither a solid nor a liquid, this common yet complicated...
John Mauro, Penn State and Katelyn Kirchner, Penn State
Glass is a material of many faces: It is both...
The US is worried about its critical minerals supply chains –...
Jordy Lee, Colorado School of Mines and Morgan Bazilian, Colorado School of Mines
When U.S. companies build military weapons...
An effective climate change solution may lie in rocks beneath our...
Benjamin Z. Houlton, University of California, Davis
Why has Earth’s climate remained so stable over geological time? The answer just might rock you.
Rocks, particularly the...
Buildings grown by bacteria — new research is finding ways to...
Wil Srubar, University of Colorado Boulder
Buildings are not unlike a human body. They have bones and skin; they breathe. Electrified, they consume energy, regulate...
Where does beach sand come from?
David R. Montgomery, University of Washington
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert...
EXPLORING NATURE
Why people rebuild in Appalachia’s flood-ravaged areas despite the risks
Kristina P. Brant, Penn State
On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains started to fall in parts of rural Appalachia....
