More than 3.5 million abandoned oil and gas wells are littered across the United States and an estimated 14 million Americans ...

We know that these sulfur-producing bacteria can produce hydrogen sulfide, which potentially has some negative effects on gut function." Allen Lee, M.D., M.S., assistant professor of internal ...

About 80 percent of the copper mined today comes from unweathered rocks known as primary copper sulfide ores. After being crushed and ground to a fine powder, the copper inside primary sulfide ...

At a laboratory in Newark, New Jersey, a gray liquid swirls vigorously inside a reactor the size of a small watermelon. Here, scientists with the mining technology startup Still Bright are using a ...

A Still Bright employee conducts a feedstock screening experiment at the company’s laboratory in New Jersey. (Still Bright) About 80 percent of the copper mined today comes from unweathered rocks ...

Hydrogen sulfide, a colorless gas that smells like rotten eggs, is produced naturally from decaying matter. This gas is lethal to breathe in, and hydrogen sulfide present in high concentrations ...

A new study finds that honeybees forging across the U.S. ingest local pollutants, including arsenic and lead, which are detected in their honey. More than 260 samples were taken between 2020 and 2024 ...