Bitcoin isn't getting greener: four environmental myths about cryptocurrency debunked

Bitcoin is attracting attention from big buyers like Tesla. But don't be fooled – it's still a disaster for the climate.

Peter Howson, Senior Lecturer in International Development, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
Feb. 17, 2021 • ~7 min

Cumbria coal mine could usher in a net-zero-compliant fossil fuel industry – or prove it was always a fantasy

Woodhouse Colliery would be the UK's first new deep coal mine in three decades.

Nathalie Seddon, Professor of Biodiversity, University of Oxford • conversation
Feb. 9, 2021 • ~7 min

Apollo landers, Neil Armstrong's bootprint and other human artifacts on Moon officially protected by new US law

Who cares what happens to bootprints on the Moon? All humans should. And thankfully the US Congress and president agree.

Michelle L.D. Hanlon, Professor of Air and Space Law, University of Mississippi • conversation
Jan. 12, 2021 • ~9 min

Lunar gold rush could create conflict on the ground if we don't act now – new research

Companies and space agencies alike will have to compete for very few useful sites on the Moon.

Tony Milligan, Senior Researcher in Ethics with the Cosmological Visionaries project, King's College London • conversation
Dec. 9, 2020 • ~7 min

Metal pollution is leaving scallops helpless against crabs and lobsters

New research points to 'heavy metals' having unseen effects on a much larger scale than previously thought.

Roland Kröger, Professor, Department of Physics, University of York • conversation
Nov. 5, 2020 • ~7 min

Artemis Accords: why many countries are refusing to sign Moon exploration agreement

Some nations are concerned the Artemis Accords represent a US power grab.

Christopher Newman, Professor of Space Law and Policy, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
Oct. 19, 2020 • ~8 min

A proposed mine threatens Minnesota's Boundary Waters, the most popular wilderness in the US

Conservation or copper? A proposed mine in northern Minnesota pits industrial jobs against a thriving outdoor economy.

Char Miller, W. M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis and History, Pomona College • conversation
Oct. 5, 2020 • ~10 min

Coal mining in Wales: the 1930s writers who depicted the environmental calamity caused by the pits

The miners might be fondly remembered, but literature helps us bear in mind the environmental damage the industry caused.

Seth Armstrong Twigg, Doctoral Researcher in Welsh industrial literature, Cardiff University • conversation
Aug. 24, 2020 • ~6 min

Coal mining in Wales: the 1930s writers who warned of environmental calamity caused by pits

The miners might be fondly remembered, but literature helps us bear in mind the environmental damage the industry caused.

Seth Armstrong Twigg, Doctoral Researcher in Welsh industrial literature, Cardiff University • conversation
Aug. 24, 2020 • ~6 min

A rush is on to mine the deep seabed, with effects on ocean life that aren't well understood

Companies are eager to mine the deep ocean for valuable mineral deposits. But scientists are concerned about impacts on sea life, including creatures that haven't even been discovered yet.

Elizabeth Mendenhall, Assistant Professor of Marine Affairs and Political Science, University of Rhode Island • conversation
Aug. 17, 2020 • ~9 min

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