COVID-19 made deep-sea mining more tempting for some Pacific islands – this could be a problem

Contracts for exploring the deep sea are due to expire before a safe mining code can be agreed.

Sue Farran, Reader of Law, Newcastle University • conversation
June 14, 2021 • ~7 min

We're using microbes to clean up toxic electronic waste – here's how

Within the growing mountains of electronic waste, precious metals lie waiting to be recovered.

Sebastien Farnaud, Professor of Bio-innovation and Enterprise, Coventry University • conversation
Aug. 19, 2020 • ~6 min

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