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theatlantic.com > science > 2026 > 02 > mining-exploration-in-utah > 685473

The Mysterious Devices Speeding Mining Exploration in Utah

The Mysterious Devices Speeding Mining Exploration in Utah2+ hour, 5+ min ago   (470+ words) Hiking guides hired to carry 20-pound nodes into the mountains were part of a new type of resource survey. Bushwhacking through a stand of stunted aspens above 10,000 feet in Utah's Tushar mountain range, the mountain guide Trevor Katz held his…...

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theatlantic.com > photography > archive > 2025 > 08 > photos-driving-century-old-church-down-road > 683951

Photos: Driving a Century-Old Church Down the Road

Photos: Driving a Century-Old Church Down the Road5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (100+ words) In Kiruna, Sweden, a huge 113-year-old Sami-style Lutheran church was just transported three miles (five kilometers) from its original site. Kiruna Church was relocated as part of a years-long project to move the town center away from unstable ground as…...

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theatlantic.com > science > archive > 2025 > 08 > peak-mineral > 683833

Who’s Afraid of Peak Mineral?

Who’s Afraid of Peak Mineral?5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (180+ words) A new study found that, in hundreds of clean-energy futures, the world fell short of key resources. Now, as the emissions spewed by burning all that crude help roast the planet, a new anxiety has started to grip energy policy:…...

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theatlantic.com > technology > archive > 2025 > 05 > trump-crypto-billionaire > 682763

The Real Trump Family Business Is Crypto

The Real Trump Family Business Is Crypto8+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1214+ words) Crypto is a conduit for the self-interest that has defined Trump's entire political career'an M.O. that has consistently blurred the boundary between public and private, country and party. For the ... Early Monday morning, the leader of the free world had a…...

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theatlantic.com > science > archive > 2025 > 05 > trumps-mineral-paradox > 682675

Trump’s Mineral Paradox

Trump’s Mineral Paradox9+ mon, 4+ day ago   (732+ words) Without demand from clean energy, the U.S. market for rare earth, graphite, and lithium will falter. Resources have always determined power. The British empire's command over coal helped expand the realm to the ends of the earth. The United States entered…...