Finding new sources of critical minerals is a costly business. Worldwide, companies spent $12 to $13 billion on exploration in 2023. The upshot: mining is the definition of a hit-or-miss business. Companies today use advanced models of the Earth’s crust to pinpoint the best prospects, but even then only about three out of 1,000 attempts to find a deposit are successful. Prospectors still have to drill deep into the Earth, pulling up cores of rock to prove if their hunch was correct. “About 70% of the the capital that exploration...

British travellers are urged to follow the advice of local authorities The UK Foreign Office has issued a travel update for Turkey after Istanbul was rocked by a series of tremors, including a 6.2 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday. The epicentre was some 25 miles south-west of Istanbul in the Sea of Marmara and had a depth of about six miles, according to the United States Geological Survey. It was followed by several aftershocks, including one measuring 5.3. The disaster and emergency management agency urged residents to stay away from buildings....

Families come together in times of trouble. That was true of Jasmine “Jazzy” Pace’s family. When Jazzy’s great-grandmother was dying, for example, they banded together. They rallied around her. The end came two days before Thanksgiving 2022. The family decided to hold Thanksgiving anyway -- to be together, just as “Granny” would have wanted. But the next day, a text from Jazzy’s phone said she wasn’t coming anymore. That was unlike her, but her family thought maybe she just needed space. Worried, the family came together again. This time, it...

Shares of Amazon.com Inc. and Boeing are posting strong returns Wednesday morning, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average soaring.

The Dow Dow Jones Industrial Average was most recently trading 1,047 points higher (2.7%), as shares of Amazon.com Inc. Amazon.com Inc. and Boeing Boeing Co. are contributing around one third of the blue-chip gauge's intraday rally.

Yes, 'propmaster' is the real job title for people who oversee props on movie sets, and I regret not becoming one just because of that. This has only gotten worse since stumbling across Scott Reeder, known online as Scott Prop and Roll. Scott's a propmaster with years of industry experience who's made a side hustle out of explaining and showing off certain tricks others in his profession will use to ensure a scene goes off without a hitch. My personal favorite is the secret behind onscreen raw egg yolk. But...

Urgent travel warning issued to UK tourists in Turkey after Istanbul earthquake The Foreign Office updated its 'Warnings and Insurance' page today (April 23) following news of the earthquake The Foreign Office has issued an urgent statement to UK tourists in Turkey following a 6.2-magnitude earthquake. In the announcement, the government body for travel stated that the earthquakes may still impact areas all over the region, urging travellers to stay updated with the local authorities and media. The FCDO said: "Strong earthquakes may continue to affect the region and it...

Schwab has resigned from his position as chair of the Geneva-based WEF’s board of trustees. Klaus Schwab, then-chairman of the World Economic Forum, attends the opening of the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 16, 2024. Klaus Schwab, then-chairman of the World Economic Forum, attends the opening of the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 16, 2024. Markus Schreiber/AP The World Economic Forum said on April 22 that it has launched an investigation after allegations of misconduct by its former...