Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening ‘the world’s kitchen’

Toxic runoff from rare earth mines in Myanmar is contaminating rivers that flow into Thailand, threatening the Mekong River ...
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The race to mine critical minerals for AI and clean energy is creating ‘sacrifice zones’ that harm water and health of world’s poor

Each of these are essential to the technologies of the fourth industrial revolution, but they are also toxic and require enormous amounts of water to extract. As researchers at the United Nations ...

A banned chemical still lingers, and its strangest effect may depend on sex, genes and one common vitamin

In two new studies, researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute have clarified how a long-banned group of chemicals, called ...

What To Eat Before Drinking To Help Prevent A Hangover, According To A Dietitian

A dietitian explains whether protein or carbs are better before drinking and why the best pre-drinking meal includes both for ...