Central India’s indigenous forests are falling victim to bullets and bulldozers

Forests in India’s tribal heartland are being caught in the crossfire of conflict.

Bulbul Prakash, PhD Candidate in Politics, University of Manchester • conversation
Jan. 30, 2025 ~7 min

One way Trump could help revive rural America’s economies

Many small towns rely on one major industry and can face long-term existential shocks if that industry fails. Biden’s attempt to reposition rural economies for the future missed a crucial factor.

Tim Freeman, Research Fellow, Growth Lab, Harvard Kennedy School • conversation
Jan. 13, 2025 ~10 min


Interior secretary manages vast lands that all Americans share − and can sway the balance between conservation and development

The Interior Department manages about one-fifth of all US land. Its secretary mediates among many competing uses for it, from recreation to energy production.

Emily Wakild, Cecil D. Andrus Endowed Chair for the Environment and Public Lands, Boise State University • conversation
Jan. 8, 2025 ~10 min

Some on Indonesian Islands Fear Mining Damage to Environment

VOA Learning English • voa
Jan. 1, 2025 ~4 min

Greenland is getting greener – helped by a mining company and a group of tree enthusiasts

Greening sounds good compared to deforestation, but in the Arctic, the expansion of plant life amplifies dangerous feedback loops and could harm the carbon-storing permafrost.

Adriana Craciun, Institute Associate at the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, and Emma MacLachlan Metcalf Chair of Humanities, Boston University • conversation
Dec. 6, 2024 ~33 min

Better ways to recover metals needed for technology from electronic waste could benefit the environment and human health

Recycling metals from e-waste will be critical as demand for raw materials is likely to outstrip supply in the near future.

Christopher E. Elgar, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Centre for Sustainable Materials Processing, University of Leicester • conversation
Dec. 3, 2024 ~6 min

Is it possible to dig all the way through the Earth to the other side?

There’s a lot of hot rock in the way, and sooner or later your hole would collapse.

Andrew Gase, Assistant Professor of Geoscience, Boise State University • conversation
Nov. 25, 2024 ~7 min

Madagascar’s mining rush has caused no more deforestation than farming – new study

The environmental footprint of artisanal mining depends on how it’s done – and the effects of alternative land uses like farming.

Katie Devenish, Postdoctoral Researcher in Sustainable Land Use, University of Manchester • conversation
Oct. 1, 2024 ~7 min


The deep sea is a potential gold mine - so long as we don’t mine it

A new database documents 16,000 proteins from deep-sea organisms that could yield new inventions.

Robert Blasiak, Research Fellow in Ocean Management, Stockholm University • conversation
Sept. 27, 2024 ~6 min

The biological marvels of the seabed are being mined to create commercial products – here are the risks

A new database documents 16,000 proteins from deep-sea organisms that could yield new inventions.

Robert Blasiak, Research Fellow in Ocean Management, Stockholm University • conversation
Sept. 27, 2024 ~6 min

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