It takes lithium and cobalt to build the batteries that power electric vehicles and e-bikes, nickel and rare earth elements ...

Alongside tariffs, DOGE, and chaos, Trump’s thirst for “critical minerals” has quickly become one of his young administration’s defining features. Even before taking office, Trump floated the idea of ...

Instead of continuing to dig tunnels or pits, some scientists are looking to a promising yet challenging source of minerals: ...

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline The weirdest ways scientists are mining for critical minerals, ...