What saved the West Antarctic Ice Sheet 10,000 years ago will not save it today
The retreat of the West Antarctic ice masses after the last Ice Age was reversed surprisingly about 10,000 years ago, ...
True origin of ancient turquoise
New research overturns more than a century of claims that the source of turquoise used and revered by ancient civilizations ...
Ammonia distribution in Earth's upper atmosphere
A new study helps clarify how ammonia is present in Earth's upper atmosphere. Using computer modeling, the researchers found ammonia ...
Simple chemical process that may have led to the origin of life on Earth
Research has shown that reactions of alpha-hydroxy acids, similar to the alpha-amino acids that make up modern proteins, form large ...
China's Tsinghua University unit to buy aluminium firm for $3.7bn
BEIJING, June 12 (Reuters) – A unit of Beijing's Tsinghua University on Tuesday said it would buy aluminium smelter Tianshan ...
Billionaire schools teacher in NAFTA talks
What’s the best way to deal with a teacher who comes into your school and starts threatening all the other ...
LME says plans to launch about 15 contracts from January 2019
LONDON, June 6 (Reuters) – The London Metal Exchange (LME) plans to launch around 15 new contracts from next January, ...
Taliban, Islamic State make millions from mining Afghan minerals
(Bloomberg) — Rising global demand for cosmetics, marble and stainless steel is helping Taliban and Islamic State militants in Afghanistan fund ...
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Philippines plans new law to ensure responsible mining
* Duterte says miners pay "too little" in taxes * Duterte plans to meet miners, anti-mining advocates * Duterte seeks ...