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Science & Nature U.S. National Science Foundation-funded researchers at Indiana University and Penn State have collaborated with scientists from the U.S. Forest Service and...

Science & Nature For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers is revealing...

There is a good argument for Southern Africa to be positioned as a hub for beneficiation and manufacturing in the renewable energy and electric vehicle sectors, generating additional revenue, building local expertise and creating higher-value jobs. Southern Africa is poised at a moment of unparalleled opportunity to leverage its vast reserves of critical minerals to

This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here . I love the fresh start that comes with a new year. And one thing adding a boost to my January is our newest list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies. In case you

NEW YORK (AP) — A Canadian teen is hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu, a British Columbia health official said Tuesday. It’s not clear how the teenager picked up the virus, which has been detected recently in wild birds and poultry in the province, said Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial

MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here. This week, China banned exports of several critical minerals to the US, marking the latest move in an escalating series of tit-for-tat trade restrictions between the

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The red-headed Jedi Cal Kestis returns in Respawn Entertainment's Star Wars Jedi: Survivor today. Set five years after the events of 2019's Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, the title focuses on the Galactic Empire, still on the hunt to

May Winfield is global director of commercial, legal and digital risks at engineering consultancy Buro Happold It’s well known that the construction industry is a major contributor to the climate emergency, with construction and materials accounting for an estimated 11 per cent of energy-related CO2 emissions. It is resource and waste-intensive and key materials, such