The Chemical Engineer15h
Salt of the Earth: Part 1
From 6000 BC, the Chinese harvested salt crystals from Lake Yungchen which partially dried in the summer sun. Many other ...
Worcester News on MSN4d
When the nation's press descended after howling mob took over town
IN 1910 news editors all along Fleet Street were dispatching their top reporters by the fastest train possible to Droitwich, a fairly sleepy mid-Worcestershire town not particularly known for undue ...
Grist on MSN1d
Chile’s lithium boom promises jobs and money — but threatens a critical water source
The Atacama Desert is a major source of lithium for EV batteries. As global demand ramps up, the local Lickanantay people are ...
Lohud.com, Westchester County on MSN6d
There's too much salt in Westchester County reservoirs. The culprit? Rock salt from roads
A new study by the NYC Department of Environmental Preservation says high salt levels could force the shut down of ...
Grist1d
In the race to find critical minerals, there’s a ‘gold mine’ literally at our shoreline
Instead of continuing to dig tunnels or pits, some scientists are looking to a promising yet challenging source of minerals: ...
Broadsheet3d
Is Now the Time To Revisit the Gold Coast? What To Do – and Where To Go – Beyond Surfer’s Paradise
In the past, the Gold Coast has been dismissed as all gloss and no substance – but look beyond the polish and there’s a ...
Daily Mail2d
Doctor suffers fatal heart attack while delivering a baby
A Brazilian doctor has died after suffering a heart attack as he delivered a child. Francisco Xavier do Carmo's medic son Fabricio was among the health professionals who made repeated attempts to ...
Daily Mail5d
Cruel new twist in colon cancer epidemic in young people
Young people with colon cancer are 'significantly' more likely to die from heart problems than the general population, experts warn. Researchers found people with colorectal cancer were 16 ...