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The US has approved a gigantic lithium and boron mine, enough of the alkali metal for hundreds of thousands of EV batteries.

Science & Energy

America Approves Colossal Nevada Mine With Enough Lithium for Untold Millions of Electric Cars

By Victor Tangermann

An area known as Thacker Pass on the Nevada-Oregon border is home to clay that contain tens of millions of tons of lithium.

Science & Energy

Colossal Cache of Lithium Found in US May Be World’s Largest

By Frank Landymore

So there's a new study that just dropped linking autism with naturally-occurring lithium in the water supply — but as always, there are some major caveats.

Let’s Talk About That Study Linking Autism and Lithium in the Water

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk Suggests Tesla Might Start Mining Lithium

Elon Musk Suggests Tesla Might Start Mining Lithium

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists who identified a link between naturally-present lithium in drinking water and lower suicide rates suggest lacing communities' water supply.

Health & Medicine

Scientists Propose Adding Psychoactive Drug to our Water Supplies

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists are hoping a new upgrade at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) could finally make fusion a reality by coating the reactor in lithium.

Scientists Have a New Idea to Make a Fusion Reactor Practical

By Victor Tangermann

Lithium from Supervolcanoes Could Power An Electric Future

Lithium from Supervolcanoes Could Power An Electric Future

By Claudia Geib

Fungi: The New Hope For Recycling E-Waste

Science & Energy

Fungi: The New Hope For Recycling E-Waste