A net-zero global economy, if it materialises, will not just be carbon-neutral. It will also consume far fewer raw materials. Going from here to there, however, will require a heap of them. In the ...

China is pulling in 14% of global Bitcoin mining power, despite its own ban still being on paper. That’s what’s playing out right now across places like Xinjiang and Sichuan, where miners are lighting ...

A new study reveals that 59,000 kilometers, or nearly 37,000 miles, of tropical rivers have been damaged by mining, based on 7 million measurements taken from satellite images spanning four decades.

A new WWF report, "Extracted Forests: Unearthing the role of mining-related deforestation as a driver of global deforestation", sheds light on how the impacts of mining, currently the fourth largest ...

“Illegal mining has muddied tropical rivers worldwide,” authored by Science reporter Paul Voosen, spotlights Dethier’s research on the global effects of the precious metal mining industry on nearby ...

As of Dec 2024, Africa now accounts for 3% of the total global Bitcoin mining hashrate, with Ethiopia alone producing 2.5%, more than double what the entire continent produced in 2023, entirely via ...

Bitcoin mining forms the backbone of the world’s premier cryptocurrency, securing the network, verifying transactions, and minting new coins for those powering the system. As the industry matures into ...