A global energy transition is underway to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. But while this shift is essential for meeting our net-zero goals, it has forced us to lean more heavily on other scarce ...

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Pennsylvania could become a massive contributor to the United States’ quest for lithium after scientists discovered a large reservoir of the chemical element in fracking wastewater outside of ...

Climate change is forcing a worldwide shift away from coal, oil, and gas. Solar farms stretch across plains. Wind turbines line ridges. Electric cars glide quietly down city streets. Behind nearly all ...

April 21 (Reuters) - Chile, the world's second largest lithium producer, said it plans to transfer control of the production of the mineral essential for electric vehicle (EV) batteries to a new state ...

Pyrite, the yellow metal known as fool’s gold, has another trick up its sleeve: it can contain lithium, a crucial element in the world’s quest for greener energy, according to a team of researchers ...

The chemical element lithium has been found for the first time in material ejected by a nova. Observations of Nova Centauri 2013 made using telescopes at ESO’s La Silla Observatory, and near Santiago ...