Deep-sea mining for critical minerals has become a global flashpoint. Here is how it works
The yellow robot on the side of this ship is about to plunge into the depths of the…
AI companies must honour a foundational rule of the internet: Respecting site owners’ wishes on content
Open this photo in gallery: AI tools are diverting traffic and attention away from Wikipedia and other websites,…
Why This Couple Quit Microsoft to Challenge Its Fossil Fuel Ties
Will and Holly Alpine loved their jobs at Microsoft, which made quitting to protest the company’s work with…
Incoming cannibal solar storm could spark Labor Day northern lights show
Heads up aurora chasers! A powerful solar storm is on its way and could supercharge the skies with…
Legal capture of endangered manta ray sparks bipartisan outrage in Florida | Florida
Florida authorities have agreed to review the issuing of special permits allowing companies to capture endangered creatures to…
When an inheritance comes with stipulations: ‘They want control from the grave’
Open this photo in gallery: BRO Vector/iStockPhoto / Getty Images In his more-than-30-year career, financial adviser Colin White…
The Ancient Oxygen Flood That Let Life Conquer the Deep Ocean
An artist’s rendering of a prehistoric jawed fish from the Late Devonian called Dunkleosteus. These sorts of large,…
The Pacific’s united front on climate action is splintering over deep-sea mining
In recent years, Pacific island nations have earned global credibility as champions of climate action. Pacific leaders view…
How Climate Change Is Threatening Summer Tours and Festivals
In late July, Willie Nelson was onstage during his set on the Outlaw Music Festival tour in Raleigh,…
This market frenzy occurs every 25 years. The aftermath is rarely pretty
Open this photo in gallery: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange Sept. 4.Jeenah…
Technology to prevent power line faults sparking bushfires trialled
Australian inventors have developed technology that detects potential power line faults, like the one that sparked a deadly…
River Itchen study reveals chronic contamination
Jon CuthillEnvironment correspondent, BBC South Samples of river water were carefully gathered by a team of citizen scientists…