They’ve hit the mother lode. We may no longer need to rely on foreign batteries to power our electronics. Geologists have announced that the Appalachian Mountains could be hiding a sprawling ...

In Imperial County, Calif., half of the roads are unpaved and the unemployment rate is sky-high. The shimmering water at a once-thriving lakeshore is toxic. Perhaps nowhere in California needs a ...

Lithium-ion batteries power nearly everything we use today—smartphones, laptops, tablets, toothbrushes, and even electric cars. These rechargeable tools have revolutionized modern life, but they often ...

A recent study from Harvard Medical School asks whether the element lithium might be a key factor in whether someone develops Alzheimer's disease. Led by Dr. Bruce Yankner, professor of genetics and ...

Lithium prices have plummeted more than 80% from their 2022 highs, leading to a selloff in lithium mining stocks. Analysts appear skeptical about any near-term revival in lithium demand amid the ...

Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. In 1949, lithium chloride, a table-salt alternative marketed to people with heart conditions, caused an outbreak of lithium poisoning in which at least two ...

The future of lithium production in the U.S. is gaining momentum in Arkansas, as companies like ExxonMobil, Albemarle, and Standard Lithium make significant investments in the state. This comes at a ...

Researchers uncover a rapid, efficient and environmentally friendly method for selective lithium recovery using microwave radiation and a readily biodegradable solvent. Researchers uncover a rapid, ...

Welcome to Boiling Point. I’m Melody Petersen, a reporter on The Times’ climate team, writing the newsletter this week to fill in for my colleague Sammy Roth. There’s a lithium bonanza happening at ...

Before John B. Goodenough created the rechargeable lithium-ion battery in 1980, there wasn't much interest in Lithium. By the middle of the following decade the lithium-ion battery became the go-to ...