One way of harvesting the valuable metal involves the use of evaporation ponds that concentrate the substance into lithium-rich brines. Read More…
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A spacecraft designed to explore asteroids near Jupiter also looked back at Earth, acquiring distant views of our Moon and home planet. Read More…...
A mixture of smog, smoke, and dust hung over the ancient lake basin surrounded by the Himalayas. Read More…
Land and water were decorated with snow and ice when astronauts looked down on the region in February 2022. Read More…
Glaciers on these heavenly mountains are a source of freshwater for farmers in Central Asia. Read More…
An Arctic cold front swept across the Great Lakes and brought fierce winds and potent lake-effect snow. Read More…
Beneath a layer of snow and ice, exceptionally hot fluids rise from the floor of Yellowstone Lake. Read More…
From volcanoes to salt flats, the mountainous region of Chile, Peru, and Bolivia is home to a range of compelling landscapes. Read More…
Four of the range’s prominent volcanoes—Rainier, St. Helens, Adams, and Hood—were on full display in February 2022. Read More…
