In South Africa, manufacturers of pineapple juice and other pineapple products discard thousands of tons of pineapple leaves every year, with most ending up in dumpsites.The leaves are seen as ...

Many people use zinc supplements to boost immunity or improve acne symptoms. Learn how much zinc is safe for you, and what to watch for if you use it long term.

Lignin is the most abundant renewable aromatic polymer in nature. Its conversion into high value-added chemicals or materials ...

Los Angeles city parking enforcement and transportation officers were removed from the field over the weekend after copper ...

Explore the importance of critical minerals in modern technology, defense, and the push towards a cleaner economy, as ...

The president exempted a copper smelter in Arizona from air-quality rules. An E.P.A. official guided the company that sought ...

Copper prices climbed to a fresh record on Wednesday, driven by persistent concerns over tightening global supply and large volumes of the metal being shipped into the U.S. due to fears of potential ...

LOS ANGELES—Rahdeese Alcutt, an AT&T investigator, once managed line repairs for the telecommunications company in this sprawling city. Now, he is the copper police. Thieves have wreaked havoc in the ...

The global copper market is facing major upheaval, triggered by supply-demand imbalances, the shifting role of China and the uncertainty surrounding US President Donald Trump’s trade agenda. Against ...

LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Copper has been added to the U.S. government's list of critical minerals - the metals deemed vital to the country's economic and national security. Fortunately, the United ...

As surging copper wire thefts are leaving many Los Angeles communities in the dark, a new statewide metal theft law set to kick in next year is aimed at recyclers who buy the stolen metal. The Sixth ...

The internet’s next existential crisis won’t be disinformation or deepfakes. It will be copper. The world is building AI like it’s Minecraft, stacking data centers, transmission lines, and cooling ...