Alpine pennycress is a charming little plant. Its low-growing rosette of green leaves is topped by leggy stalks bearing ...

In this project, their goal is to develop a chemically and microbiologically catalyzed phytomining (CMPM) technology that will make nickel (Ni) more available for uptake and translocation. They will ...

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - February 21, 2024) - Free Battery Metal Limited (CSE: FREE) (formerly, Titus Energy Corp.) ("FREE" or the "Company"), announces its strategic initiative to ...

Scientists have discovered a fern from South China that naturally forms tiny crystals containing rare earth elements (REEs). This breakthrough opens the door to a promising new way of "green mining" ...

Humans have been extracting useful materials from plants for millennia, but in the past few years, we’ve gotten particularly good at it. Case in point? German scientists from Freiburg University of ...

Hyper-accumulating plants thrive in metallic soil that kills other vegetation, and botanists are testing the potential of phytomining. By Ian Morse Some of Earth’s plants have fallen in love with ...

A bunch of materials called rare earth elements (REE) that are crucial for producing a vast range of tech products – from electric cars to smartphones to wind turbines – typically require destructive ...

Money doesn't grow on trees — but gold might. An international team of scientists has found a way to grow and harvest gold from crop plants. Called phytomining, the technique of finding gold uses ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am the founder of WildAid and Wildlife Alliance How can we procure critical minerals and meet the needs of the global economy ...