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John Scott Haldane: The Scientist Who Huffed Dangerous Gas Like It Was Going Out Of FashionJohn Scott Haldane, in a black and white photograph and with an impressive, bushy mustache.

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John Scott Haldane: The Scientist Who Huffed Dangerous Gas Like It Was Going Out Of FashionJohn Scott Haldane, in a black and white photograph and with an impressive, bushy mustache.
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John Scott Haldane: The Scientist Who Huffed Dangerous Gas Like It Was Going Out Of Fashion

clock-iconJuly 22, 2026
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There's A Cave In North America Where Crystals Grow Up To 11.4 Meters – But Entering Is Extremely DangerousThe silhouette of a human is dwarfed by the towering crystals.

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There's A Cave In North America Where Crystals Grow Up To 11.4 Meters – But Entering Is Extremely DangerousThe silhouette of a human is dwarfed by the towering crystals.
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There's A Cave In North America Where Crystals Grow Up To 11.4 Meters – But Entering Is Extremely Dangerous

clock-iconMay 29, 2026

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“No Further Research Is Needed”: 50 Years Of Experiments Reveals Deep-Sea Mining At Vents And Seamounts Risks Species Extinctionred anemone with frilly edge on the dark sea bed

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“No Further Research Is Needed”: 50 Years Of Experiments Reveals Deep-Sea Mining At Vents And Seamounts Risks Species Extinctionred anemone with frilly edge on the dark sea bed
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“No Further Research Is Needed”: 50 Years Of Experiments Reveals Deep-Sea Mining At Vents And Seamounts Risks Species Extinction

clock-iconMay 20, 2026

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A Subterranean City Of Salt Has Been Preserved Within This Cave-Like Mine For CenturiesStunning artworks are carved into the walls of St. Kinga’s Chapel, deep within Poland's Wieliczka Salt Mine.

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A Subterranean City Of Salt Has Been Preserved Within This Cave-Like Mine For CenturiesStunning artworks are carved into the walls of St. Kinga’s Chapel, deep within Poland's Wieliczka Salt Mine.
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A Subterranean City Of Salt Has Been Preserved Within This Cave-Like Mine For Centuries

clock-iconFebruary 3, 2026
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A Massive Gold Deposit Worth $192 Billion Has Been Discovered As Prices Stay Sky High For 2025A man's hand holding gold

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A Massive Gold Deposit Worth $192 Billion Has Been Discovered As Prices Stay Sky High For 2025A man's hand holding gold
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A Massive Gold Deposit Worth $192 Billion Has Been Discovered As Prices Stay Sky High For 2025

clock-iconNovember 17, 2025
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This Plant Hoards Rare Earth Elements That The World Desperately NeedsBlechnum orientale, a green fern plant, growing in Taiwan.

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This Plant Hoards Rare Earth Elements That The World Desperately NeedsBlechnum orientale, a green fern plant, growing in Taiwan.
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This Plant Hoards Rare Earth Elements That The World Desperately Needs

clock-iconNovember 14, 2025
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Millions Of Tons Of Gold Are In Earth's Oceans, Potentially Worth Over $2 QuadrillionGold in a gold plan with water.

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Millions Of Tons Of Gold Are In Earth's Oceans, Potentially Worth Over $2 QuadrillionGold in a gold plan with water.
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Millions Of Tons Of Gold Are In Earth's Oceans, Potentially Worth Over $2 Quadrillion

clock-iconSeptember 15, 2025

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Miles Below Earth's Surface, Scientists Found A Giant Ecosystem Teeming With LifeA deep hole used as mine in the red desert

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Miles Below Earth's Surface, Scientists Found A Giant Ecosystem Teeming With LifeA deep hole used as mine in the red desert
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Miles Below Earth's Surface, Scientists Found A Giant Ecosystem Teeming With Life

clock-iconAugust 25, 2025
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Long-Lived, Carnivorous, And Freaky: Watch These Snails Lay Eggs Through Their NecksA brown snail laying an a small white egg through a hole in its neck.

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Long-Lived, Carnivorous, And Freaky: Watch These Snails Lay Eggs Through Their NecksA brown snail laying an a small white egg through a hole in its neck.
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Long-Lived, Carnivorous, And Freaky: Watch These Snails Lay Eggs Through Their Necks

clock-iconMay 15, 2025
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“One Of World’s Largest Copper, Gold, And Silver Resources” Found In South AmericaThree Guanacos keep watch over the Ischigualasto Nature Reserve in San Juan Province, Argentina.

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“One Of World’s Largest Copper, Gold, And Silver Resources” Found In South AmericaThree Guanacos keep watch over the Ischigualasto Nature Reserve in San Juan Province, Argentina.
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“One Of World’s Largest Copper, Gold, And Silver Resources” Found In South America

clock-iconMay 15, 2025
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Trump Wants A New "Gold Rush" With Deep-Sea Mining, Despite Huge Environmental RisksAn NOAA submarine deep sea explorer looking around the atlantic ocean seabed and corals.

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Trump Wants A New "Gold Rush" With Deep-Sea Mining, Despite Huge Environmental RisksAn NOAA submarine deep sea explorer looking around the atlantic ocean seabed and corals.
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Trump Wants A New "Gold Rush" With Deep-Sea Mining, Despite Huge Environmental Risks

clock-iconApril 28, 2025
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Trees Store The Memory Of Reckless Gold Mining In The Peruvian Amazon RainforestLandscape showing Illegal mining in the Peruvian jungle

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Trees Store The Memory Of Reckless Gold Mining In The Peruvian Amazon RainforestLandscape showing Illegal mining in the Peruvian jungle
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Trees Store The Memory Of Reckless Gold Mining In The Peruvian Amazon Rainforest

clock-iconApril 8, 2025
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3,000-Year-Old Gold Processing Complex Discovered In EgyptThe golden death mask of Tutankhamun

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3,000-Year-Old Gold Processing Complex Discovered In EgyptThe golden death mask of Tutankhamun
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3,000-Year-Old Gold Processing Complex Discovered In Egypt

clock-iconFebruary 26, 2025
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"King Solomon's Mines" Were Far Cleaner Than Previously ThoughtA male researcher stands on a gravelly slope among loose stones. He is wearing a red hooded top and holding a large instrument that is as tall as he is. The slope is situated within a desert landscape of similarly coloured rocks and hillsides.

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"King Solomon's Mines" Were Far Cleaner Than Previously ThoughtA male researcher stands on a gravelly slope among loose stones. He is wearing a red hooded top and holding a large instrument that is as tall as he is. The slope is situated within a desert landscape of similarly coloured rocks and hillsides.
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"King Solomon's Mines" Were Far Cleaner Than Previously Thought

clock-iconJanuary 2, 2025
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Africa's Lion Cavern Hosts The World's Oldest Ochre Mine, Dated At 48,000 Years OldAn aerial view of the remaining intact portions of Lion Cavern, Ngwenya iron ore complex in northwest Eswatini.

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Africa's Lion Cavern Hosts The World's Oldest Ochre Mine, Dated At 48,000 Years OldAn aerial view of the remaining intact portions of Lion Cavern, Ngwenya iron ore complex in northwest Eswatini.
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Africa's Lion Cavern Hosts The World's Oldest Ochre Mine, Dated At 48,000 Years Old

clock-iconOctober 30, 2024
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