How a Drop of Water Decides Whether Mine Waste Traps Carbon as Flawless Crystal or Useless Crust
New research shows that water content, not temperature or pressure, governs whether carbon dioxide captured in mine tailings becomes defective ...
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Abandoned Gold Tailings Leave Toxic Legacy in South African Soils and Water
A comprehensive geochemical survey of the Welkom Goldfield reveals that abandoned gold mine tailings dams continue to contaminate surrounding soils ...
Economics Decide Which Buried Metals We Can Still Get Back
A new life cycle assessment framework classifies gold, copper, and iron in tailings, landfills, and hoarded stock as dissipated or ...
Soil Covers Tame Toxic Copper Mine Tailings, But Not for Every Metal
A study of Zambian Copperbelt tailings shows soil covers cut copper leaching by orders of magnitude but can increase zinc ...
Fungal Partners Supercharge Cyanobacteria to Bind Toxic Mine Sand Into Living Crusts
Pairing compatible cyanobacteria and fungi dramatically accelerates the formation of living crusts that stabilize barren quartz sand mine tailings, a ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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