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Catacombs of Paris: The city of darkness finds its new raison d’être
Ancient corridors below the French capital have served as its ossuary, playground, brewery, and perhaps soon, air conditioning.
A rush is on to mine the deep seabed, with effects on ocean life that aren’t well understood
According to international law, the seabed belongs to everyone.
Hey, methane leakers: Now we know where you live
A European start-up uses satellite data to pinpoint individual sources of abnormal methane concentration.
Outer space capitalism: The legal and technical challenges facing the private space industry
The private sector may need the Outer Space Treaty to be updated before it can make any claims to celestial bodies or their resources.
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16 Psyche: The asteroid that could make every person on Earth a billionaire
Could 16 Psyche make every person on Earth a billionaire? The space mining race is heating up.
Blood diamonds, stolen cars, sweatshops: Blockchain stops all that
The technology is poised to change how many companies operate.
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One-third of all slavery is visible from space
Advances in satellite imagery are shining a light.
Japan finds a huge cache of scarce rare-earth minerals
Japan looks to replace China as the primary source of critical metals
Drill, baby, Drill: What will we look for when we mine on Mars?
It's unlikely that there's anything on the planet that is worth the cost of shipping it back
Bitcoin mining uses as much energy as mining for gold, study finds
What does it mean for the future of the cryptocurrency movement and its impact on the environment?
Will asteroid mining be an outer-space gold rush?
Break out your prospecting gear and space suit.
Asteroid mining will happen sooner than you think
The next gold rush won't be in the hills of California. It'll be in space. There's gold in them thar skies!
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Want Faster Data and a Cleaner Planet? Start Mining Asteroids
Mining asteroids might seem like the stuff of science fiction, but there are companies and a few governments already working hard to make it real.