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FeatureThe lithium rush
Move over, gold; lithium is now the metal in global demand. Kit Chapman untangles the global politics around the sought-after resource
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News
Resource conflict likely to expand as world heads into ‘low-cooperation era’
Critical metals such as cobalt and vanadium could be fought over in the near future, World Economic Forum report claims
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Opinion
Mass spectrometry to catch Christmas tree thieves and timber traffickers
Forensic chemistry can help uncover pine pilfering and fiendish fir felling
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News
Call for chemists to reorientate chemistry as a sustainability science
Chemists should take the lead to prevent the transgression of planetary boundaries
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News
EU plots course to secure raw materials vital to a low-carbon economy
Russia’s war on Ukraine and the pandemic have highlighted the bloc’s dependence on unreliable suppliers
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Opinion
James Lovelock, a gentleman scientist
Philip Ball reflects on the legacy of the creator of the Gaia hypothesis, who has died aged 103
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Research
Radiation discovered to be a major overlooked source of natural gas generation in shales
Uranium and thorium may be responsible for producing a significant portion of hydrocarbons in some fracking wells
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Feature
The RSC’s climate challenge
The Royal Society of Chemistry aims to use Cop26 as a springboard to a more sustainable future. Rachel Brazil reports
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Research
Chemical definition of brine as water could help clear up Chile’s lithium controversy
As evidence grows that lithium mining damages water sources, reclassifying brine as water – rather than as mineral – could empower Indigenous communities to protect their rights and convince mining companies to act more responsibly
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Business
4 dead in UK sewage treatment works explosion
One person injured as biosolids silo explodes at Avonmouth
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Review
The Uninhabitable Earth: A Story of the Future
Jack Tarrant reviews David Wallace-Wells’ The Uninhabitable Earth
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Podcast
Talc: Magnesium silicate
Coating your naked body with powdered magnesium silicate may sound strange, but it's an important part of many bathtime rituals
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Podcast
Nitrogenase
The mysterious enzyme that can beat the world’s biggest chemical process when it comes to breaking the dinitrogen triple bond
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Research
Abandoned Cornish mine may hold clues to uranium clean-up
First time arsenic has been found to lock up uranium in a mineral
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Research
Mild method turns common mineral into fertiliser
Process could cut transportation costs and save farmers money
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Feature
Recycling is taking back plastic
Angeli Mehta explores the evolution of plastic recycling technology and looks to a rubbish-free future
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Research
Fresh water and electricity out of the blue
Hybrid system produces steam and electricity from saltwater
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News
EU regulation to curb trade in conflict minerals
Companies importing metals from countries affected by violence and exploitation will have to audit their supply chain
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News
Countries poised to roll out deep sea mining in new 'gold rush'
Tests underway on extracting resources from the ocean floor to meet the world’s growing hunger for metals
