‘Mushroom Mining’ Could Be Cheap Way to Recover Rare Earth Minerals from Industrial Waste

Brandy Vailes via Unsplash Decades of underinvestment in mining and refining across Europe and North America has landed the manufacturing sector in a problem, which a group of scientists believe can be helped by mushrooms rather than excavators. One must have been living under a rock not to have recently read the terms “critical minerals” … Read more

First Nation Innovates Prefabricated Housing System from Locally-Sourced Wood

A rendering of Timber House from the Nak’adzli Development Corporation – credit, released Prefabricated housing holds the potential to erect both economic opportunities and affordable housing in Canada’s far northwest, tribal leaders believe. Using low-quality timber sourced locally, the Nak’adzli Whuton, a first nation located near Fort St. James in British Columbia, are creating mass … Read more

Young Atlantic Salmon Seen in Three English Rivers for First Time in a Decade

A salmon running in Scotland – credit, CC 4.0. BY, Oakley Considered critically endangered in Britain, young salmon must nevertheless be finding their way safely back to the island from the Arctic Ocean, as they’ve been found spawning in three different rivers. In the Mersey, Goyt, and Bollin, the fish have been recorded where they’d … Read more