- Game reviews
- By Cosmin Vasile
- November 26th, 2021
Hammerting Review (PC)
Dig to develop, manage dwarves to influence the world
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 24th, 2015
There Is Gold Hidden Under Volcanoes in New Zealand
Also lots of silver, geological evidence suggests
- Sci Pry
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 8th, 2015
Small Town in Pennsylvania Has Been on Fire for over 5 Decades Now
The fire started in 1962, hasn't been put out yet
- Sci Pry
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 24th, 2015
Scientists Actually Want to Mine Poop for Gold, Other Valuable Metals
Apparently, buckets of gold and plenty of other precious metal end up at wastewater treatment plants every year
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 28th, 2015
Mammoth Saw Slices Through Mountains, Weighs 45,000 Tons
The freakishly colossal machinery is so big that it requires assistance from as many as 27 miners to operate
- Oddiverse Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 14th, 2014
Mammoth Truck Is over 20 Meters (65 Feet) Long, Weighs 360 Tons
The truck can carry around 450 tons of cargo, is currently operating at a mine in Russia's Kuzbass region
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 1st, 2014
Photo of the Day: The Earth's Navel Is a Frightening Sight
This positively stunning photo of a freakishly massive hole in the ground might just give you a brain bleed
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 24th, 2014
“Devil's Ear” Discovered in Russia on Friday 13, on a Full Moon
As if this were not enough, the miners who found it say the “ear” weighs 6,664 grams
- Incidents
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 16th, 2014
NAS Boxes “Pwned” by Crypto Currency Miner
Attacker managed to rake in over $600,000 (443,016 EUR) in digital money
- Oddiverse
- By Ancuta Iosub
- May 14th, 2014
Turkey Coal Mine Explosion Leaves at Least 200 Dead, Hundreds Trapped Underground
The incident happened on Tuesday and was caused by an electrical fault
- Oddiverse Blog
- By Ancuta Iosub
- April 26th, 2014
Regular Trailer Transports Huge Mining Truck, Looks like a Toy
The normal truck looks ridiculously small under its cargo
- Mobile Apps
- By Ionut Arghire
- April 25th, 2014
New Bitcoin Mining Malware Found on Android, BadLepricon
It has been discovered in a series of wallpaper apps in Google Play Store
- Oddiverse
- By Ancuta Iosub
- April 10th, 2014
Mother and Son Flee House Seconds Before It Vanishes into Massive Sinkhole
Anastasia Tatarnikov grabbed her newborn son and ran away from her home
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 22nd, 2013
Crowdsourcing Effort for Asteroid Mining Underway
Planetary Resources Inc. signs new agreement with NASA
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 1st, 2013
Group Wants to Protect 6M Acres of Rainforest, Only Needs $2.9M (€2.12M)
The Rainforest Trust has launched a fundraising campaign, hopes to raise the money
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 29th, 2013
Annual Forest Loss in the Peruvian Amazon Has Tripled in Just 5 Years
Researchers find mining has caused way more rainforest damage than previously assumed
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 21st, 2013
X-Rays Can Now Be Used to Pin Down Gold Hidden in Ore Samples
Scientists say this method is both faster and more accurate than traditional ones