The Cobalt Chain: A Map of Power and Peril
The cobalt powering your smartphone begins its journey not in a sterile lab, but in the red earth of the Congo, dug by hand in perilous tunnels. This hidden geography…
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The Concrete Century: A Planet Reshaped
Concrete is the second most consumed substance on Earth, but its key ingredients aren't limitless. Our planet-spanning thirst for cement and sand is fueling a hidden crisis, eroding riverbeds, swallowing…