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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.

Digging for Batteries

This could be huge.

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

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

Huge Find

"It could change the dynamics of lithium globally..."

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

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. 

Don't Do Fallacies

Studies

"It’s an interesting association, but causation is definitely not proven."

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

Mine! Mine!

"There is no shortage of the element itself, as lithium is almost everywhere on Earth."

Elon Musk Suggests Tesla Might Start Mining Lithium

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

On Tap

Mental Health

They say it could prevent suicides.

Scientists Propose Adding Psychoactive Drug to our Water Supplies

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.

Lith Tech

This silvery-white metal could help make fusion energy a reality.

Scientists Have a New Idea to Make a Fusion Reactor Practical

Electronic devices could be powered by an explosive source.

Lithium from Supervolcanoes Could Power An Electric Future

Can they clean a bedroom too?

Fungi: The New Hope For Recycling E-Waste

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