Mining is the process of adding and validating transaction records on the Bitcoin public blockchain ledger while securing uptime for the network. This is how the network persists without relying on ...

Whereas, the United States of America (the “United States” or “U.S.”) and the Commonwealth of Australia (“Australia”, and together, the “Participants”) intend to support the supply of raw and ...

The yellow robot on the side of this ship is about to plunge into the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Its mission: to recover objects that can be millions of years old. To collect them, it has to go down ...

In the global race for critical minerals, one little-known international agency has long held the keys to a potential motherlode — vast quantities of metals located on the remote seafloor. The ...

Coal mining operations take up a lot of space. Even if they are taken out of commission, they still lie there, dormant. Peabody is looking to change that. The coal giant is repurposing parts of its ...

Bauxite is commonly found in the world's only jarrah forests and is mined by US company Alcoa. A new scientific review says Alcoa is not doing enough to replenish the forests. After six decades of ...

SANTIAGO, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Chile's Atacama salt flat is sinking at a rate of 1 to 2 centimeters (0.4 to 0.8 inches) per year due to lithium brine extraction, according to a study by the University ...

The California company also just raised $40 million from investors. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Asteroid-mining startup ...

Gold has re-emerged as one of the top asset classes of 2024, having risen by 12% year to date and shattered multiple records along the way. It is now well on track for its best year since 2020. The ...

As AI companies work furiously to improve the intelligence and usefulness of their products, their demand for cheap, plentiful energy has skyrocketed. This gold rush has been extremely profitable for ...

Minecraft's 1.21 update has been released on both Java and Bedrock platforms. Fans are diving back into their worlds and creating new ones to enjoy the new content that the update brings. However, ...

Mac is a GameRant writer, who has been gaming for over 40 years. He mostly plays multiplayer or co-op games, with the same group of friends he has played with online for 25 years. The very game made ...