Radar hunt

Landmines, minerals and even oil -the radar bullet can find them all

Microbial miners

A bacterium can rid magnesite ore of silica, a major impurity

Bytes collection

Russia shields smuggler-scientist

Sparkles galore

Shimmering diamonds are not just earthly in origin. They can also be interstellar and meteoritic. From the depths of the earth to the expanses of …

Japan bares nuclear facts

Calcium capers

Just better bones? No, calcium plays other, more crucial roles within our bodies

Radioactive pollution in water: A global concern for human health

Radioactive contamination is more prevalent in groundwater than surface water

Central Africa can develop sustainably only with environmental protection, social equity: Report

Central Africa is seeing an acceleration in oil extraction, mining and forestry, that is putting pressure on ecosystems

Mica flakes could become forest produce in Jharkhand

Legislation means that local trade in flakes is considered illegal while on-ground trade is clandestine and vibrant

Dietary supplements don’t reduce risk of death due to heart disease, cancer: study

Vitamins and minerals obtained directly from food are better than artificial supplements, it says

You shouldn’t drink tea with protein or iron-rich foods

Here are some non-nutritional components of grams and vegetables that don’t interact well with vitamins and minerals

Kerala beaches kayo the heart

Researchers believe that the minerals present in the sand on the Kerala coast are responsible for a rare heart disease

Silicon valley?

Sand mining in Alappuzha: People call the shots

Green tribunal dismisses Madhya Pradesh’s plea on sand mining

The state had sought exemption from seeking environment clearance from MoEF

Our ability to manufacture minerals could transform the gem market, medical industries and even help suck carbon from the air

Expanding ability to manufacture minerals can reduce pressure on existing resources

Mining in news on April 11

Today’s updates in the mining industry

IVORY COAST

Gold rush

World's biggest gold valley was flooded by the metal three billion years ago

Resource rift

Between Nagaland, centre

It's as good as the metals

Biological process to extract minerals from ocean mineral lumps

Sulphurs journey

The element travelled far to help form nickel ores on Earth

Degree of commerce

Vedanta gets tracts of thorium-rich land along the Orissa coast for a university. Allegations fly

Copper transformed way the world works before: It’s about to do so again

Projections expect a doubling of copper consumption by 2035

That’s a relief! We have a way to recover phosphorus from our urine

Phosphorus is an element vital for life but of limited supply. But we can recover phosphorus from a source that we all give away freely, every day,…