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August 31, 2026
In the first half of 2026, 140 deposits were discovered in Russia. In the first half of the year, the country saw the discovery of 136 deposits of solid minerals and four deposits of hydrocarbon raw materials. Most of the new sites are alluvial gold deposits. Oleg Kazanov, head of Rosnedra, reported this in an interview with TASS.
August 18, 2026
The United States is about to wake up to the threat from China’s space program. One big question: Will China assert territorial rights where its rover explores?
here are generally two schools of thought in the Western space community when it comes to the prospect of China landing humans on the Moon in the next few years and very possibly beating NASA and the United States in its efforts to return astronauts there.
August 14, 2026
US, Japan Plan World's Deepest Undersea Mine to Challenge China. Sanae Takaichi and Donald Trump want to recover rare earths from 6,000 meters below the sea.
When President Donald Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in March at the White House, little attention was paid to their discussions about a tiny Japanese island in the Pacific Ocean, barely big enough for human visitors but inhabited by dangerous snails.
August 10, 2026
China completes new geologic map of Moon. A Chinese research team has completed an updated geologic map of the entire Moon on a scale of 1:5 million, said the Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences on Thursday.
August 4, 2026
Chinese rocket scientists find ‘most effective’ way to nuke a doomsday asteroid. China’s two-pronged method could blast apart an Earth-threatening space rock using a 3-megaton explosion equivalent to 200 Hiroshima bombs
July 31, 2026
Ranked: The World’s Biggest Mineral Producers. Minerals are essential to energy systems, construction, manufacturing, and advanced technologies. Yet production is highly concentrated among countries with large resource endowments and major fossil fuel industries.
This visualization ranks global mineral production by country in 2024, measured by total production in metric tons. The data comes from the Austrian Ministry of Finance and includes all metals, industrial minerals such as bauxite and diamonds, and mineral fuels such as coal, crude oil, and natural gas.
July 28, 2026
Ranked: The Countries That Consume the Most Coal
Coal remains the world’s largest source of electricity generation, even as countries invest heavily in renewable energy.
This graphic ranks countries by coal consumption in 2025, revealing the scale of Asia’s influence on global demand.
The data for this visualization comes from the Energy Institute’s Statistical Review of World Energy 2026. It measures primary coal consumption in exajoules (EJ) during 2025.
July 27, 2026
Scientists talked about the signs of tectonic activity of Venus. Wide and high uplifts along the edges of rift valleys on Venus may indicate that some of the faults remain active or have stopped moving relatively recently. This is stated in a study published on July 24 in Nature Geoscience.
July 6, 2026
Ranked: Which Countries Produce the Most Natural Gas? Natural gas remains one of the world’s most important energy sources, powering electricity generation, heavy industry, and home heating.
Production is concentrated among a relatively small group of countries, with the U.S. alone accounting for more than one-quarter of global output.
This map ranks countries by marketed natural gas production in 2025, measured in billion cubic meters (bcm). The data comes from OPEC.
July 2,02027
Climate scientists have formally challenged a US government report they say incorrectly downplayed clear evidence of human-driven warming. A leading climate scientist is challenging “demonstrably incorrect” claims in a major US government report that he says misrepresented his research and minimized the role of human activity in global warming.