Oil is widely relied upon across numerous industries, but its extensive use, combustion and extraction processes have resulted in significant environmental pollution. Over the past 30 years, as an ...

Historically, lithium has been produced using two approaches: hard rock mining of spodumene deposits, as seen at the ...

Osmium isotope geochemistry, particularly within the framework of the rhenium–osmium (Re–Os) system, has emerged as an invaluable tool in elucidating the temporal evolution and source characteristics ...

It’s fitting that this first column of 2011 takes a look into the crystal ball -- at the energy source that pretty much defines our culture. That we consume oil prodigiously is an understatement. The ...