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Posted inEditor's Pick

Honduran Hydra

by Seyward Darby March 23, 2023March 23, 2023

“The unstoppable Guapinol mine.”

Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Writing

The Sickness That Stole the Trees

by Seyward Darby March 4, 2021October 19, 2022

The quest to save the American chestnut tree.

Posted inStory

All that Glitters

by Longreads February 4, 2021October 12, 2022

Greed, grift, and murder in the black market for gold.

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

The Boom and Bust Cycles of Rock Springs, Wyoming

by Krista Stevens December 30, 2020October 19, 2022

“The day I turned 18, the Astro Lounge called and asked me to come strip for them. I have no idea how they knew I’d turned 18.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Aberfan: The Mistake That Cost a Village its Children

by Carolyn Wells October 21, 2020October 19, 2022

“I could hear crying and screaming. As time went on they got quieter and quieter as children died, they were buried and running out of air.”

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature

Why the Moon Is Suddenly a Hot Commodity

by Aaron Gilbreath May 7, 2019October 19, 2022

The next space race is on.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Mining Britain’s Recent Past to Save Our Future

by Katie Kosma June 20, 2018October 19, 2022

If the historically coal-reliant United Kingdom can come off the black stuff, can the United States?

Posted inBusiness, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quotes

The Healing Crystal Community Needs to Confront Its Connection to Dubious Mining Operations

by Aaron Gilbreath May 15, 2018October 19, 2022

Maybe healing your body and Mother Earth with crystals extracted by environmentally dubious means isn’t the best approach to healing.

Posted inFiction, Story

And How Much of These Hills Is Gold

by Longreads August 3, 2017October 19, 2022

In this short story, the children of Chinese miners in the frontier West struggle to survive after their parents’ death.

Posted inFiction

And How Much of These Hills Is Gold

by Longreads August 3, 2017October 19, 2022

In this short story, the children of Chinese miners in the frontier West struggle to survive after their parents’ death.

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