Mining News

Posted September 12, 2010:

• Wildflower ‘armors’ Itself Against Disease

Posted September 9, 2010:

• Most Influential Tweeters of All? Depends on the Topic

Posted August 30, 2010:

• Oilsands Mining and Processing Are Polluting the Athabasca River, Research Finds

Posted August 24, 2010:

• How Giant Tortoises, Alligators Thrived in High Arctic 50 Million Years Ago

Posted August 1, 2010:

• Mining Bacterial Genomes Reveals Valuable 'Hidden' Drugs

Posted July 22, 2010:

• Data Mining Made Faster: New Method Eases Analysis of 'Multidimensional' Information

Posted July 15, 2010:

• Gene Responsible for Population Disparity in Kidney Failure, Study Finds

Posted July 8, 2010:

• Why Some Communities Embrace Environmental Conservation and Others Don't

Posted July 7, 2010:

• First Research Trip Across Western Amazon Yields Surprising Results

Posted June 22, 2010:

• Data Mining Algorithm Explains Complex Temporal Interactions Among Genes

Posted June 16, 2010:

• Physicists Build Inexpensive Land Mine Detection System Using Off-the-Shelf Components

Posted June 15, 2010:

• Gold Nanoparticles Create Visible-Light Catalysis in Nanowires

Posted June 3, 2010:

• Superbug's 'CPU' Revealed: Researchers Discover Chemical Clue Directing Staphylococcus Aureus
• Mining in Africa Is Spreading TB, Study Suggests

Posted May 27, 2010:

• Nondestructive Methods for Evaluating Ancient Coins Could Be Worth Their Weight in Gold

Posted May 20, 2010:

• 'Prehistoric' Frogs May Face Extinction If Conservation Area Is Opened to Mining

Posted April 15, 2010:

• Visualization of Geographic Patterns May Predict Spread of Disease

Posted April 13, 2010:

• Quick Fix for Coal Mine Methane Emissions

Posted April 12, 2010:

• Environmental Pollution: A Different Kind of Mine Disaster

Posted March 25, 2010:

• First Ever Southern Tyrannosaur Dinosaur Discovered

Posted March 17, 2010:

• In Search of Key Blue Ingredient in Ancient Egyptian Pottery

Posted February 26, 2010:

• Mountaintop Mining Poisons Fish

Posted February 22, 2010:

• Hazardous E-Waste Surging in Developing Countries

Posted January 20, 2010:

• Consumers Over Age 50 Should Consider Cutting Copper and Iron Intake, Report Suggests

Posted January 11, 2010:

• New Spider Species Is Largest of Its Type in Middle East

Posted January 7, 2010:

• Scientists Call for Moratorium on Issuance of Mountaintop Mining Permits

Posted December 22, 2009:

• System Developed to Detect Plastic Anti-Personnel Mines

Posted December 17, 2009:

• Privacy Concerns Could Limit Benefits from Real-Time Data Analysis

Posted December 15, 2009:

• Valuable, Rare, Raw Earth Materials Extracted from Industrial Waste Stream

Posted December 14, 2009:

• 'Rock-Breathing' Bacteria Could Generate Electricity and Clean Up Oil Spills

Posted November 27, 2009:

• Zircons and Their Message from the Earth’s Mantle

Posted November 10, 2009:

• Additive Copper-Zinc Interaction Affects Toxic Response In Soybean

Posted November 9, 2009:

• Antimicrobials: Silver (and Copper) Bullets to Kill Bacteria

Posted November 2, 2009:

• Asbestos Contamination: Health Impacts Of One Of The Nation's Largest Environmental Disasters

Posted November 1, 2009:

• Simple Questionaire Can Identify Patients At High Risk For Lung Cancer, Study Suggests

Posted October 19, 2009:

• Hidden Costs Of Energy Production And Use

Posted October 12, 2009:

• First Neotropical Rainforest Was Home Of The Titanoboa -- World's Biggest Snake

Posted October 6, 2009:

• New Analyzers To Unlock Mineral Value

Posted October 1, 2009:

• Coal-Mining Hazard Resembles Explosive Volcanic Eruption, Study Shows

Posted September 30, 2009:

• Radon: Second Leading Cause Of Lung Cancer, European Study Confirms

Posted September 15, 2009:

• Set World Standards For Electronics Recycling, Reuse To Curb E-Waste Exports To Developing Countries, Experts Urge

Posted September 8, 2009:

• Bacteria Used To Make Radioactive Metals Inert
• Composted Dairy Manure In Foliage Plant Production

Posted September 7, 2009:

• Using Waste To Recover Waste Uranium

Posted September 1, 2009:

• Daylight-Saving Time Leads To Less Sleep, More Injuries On The Job, Study Finds

Posted August 31, 2009:

• Bioavailable Contaminants Come From Exxon Valdez Oil Catastrophe; Natural Coal Deposits Not Source Of Environmental Pollution, Study Finds

Posted August 18, 2009:

• Scientists' Strategic Reading Of Research Enhanced By Digital Tools

Posted August 1, 2009:

• 'Ebola Cousin' Marburg Virus Isolated From African Fruit Bats

Posted July 29, 2009:

• Bizarre Bald Bird Discovered In Asia

Posted July 27, 2009:

• Mines Could Provide Geothermal Energy

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