Deep subsurface microbes are highly diverse, challenging assumptions about life in low-energy environments. This discovery has implications for medicine, energy efficiency, and astrobiology. Which ...

Rat-hole mining is banned by the Supreme Court. But its practice persists under the noses of government officials and ...

The winners of the Travel Photographer Of The Year contest are a gorgeous visual journey through our changing planet and its ...

Coal miners descend feets below the surface to extract the valuable black diamond, facing extreme conditions and utilizing ...

Michigan Potash & Salt Company landed a conditional commitment for a $1.26 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Britain’s approval of its first new deep coal mine in decades was overturned in 2024 by London’s High Court. (Image courtesy of West Cumbria Mining.) ...

For Russia, the coal industry’s crisis is a significant test. Approximately 30 single-industry towns depend on coal mining and processing as their lifeline. These towns are home to 1.5 million people.

At least one miner was killed in an accident in a coal mine in northeastern Slovenia, while two others remain missing, authorities reported. The incident occurred on Monday evening when water ...

According to coal mine director general Marko Mavec ... Police, criminal investigators and a state prosecutor are also examining the site. The mine expressed deep regret over the tragedy. "Despite all ...

It’s a move critics say means the province has declared open season on renewed coal mining. In a letter to the Alberta Energy Regulator posted to its website Monday, Energy Minister Brian Jean ...

Laura Laing, a southern Alberta rancher and vocal opponent of coal mining in and around the Rockies, said Mr. Jean’s decision to rescind the ban has the potential to turn great swaths of the ...