Abundance

Photos of boulders on Mercury were taken by the American automatic interplanetary space probe MESSENGER. Credit: NASAScientists received new information about the conditions on the planet closest to the Sun.An international group of planetary scientists from the United States, Russia, and Finland for the first time analyzed the abundance of boulders on Mercury and the factors that determine it. Details of the research and conclusions were published in the journal Icarus, which is dedicated to the study of the solar system…

Data shows there is enough nickel and lithium to produce up to 14 million electric vehicles (EVs) globally in 2023, so Europe should secure more raw materials to shift away from oil faster, campaign group Transport and Environment (T&E) said on Tuesday.In a study based on BloombergNEF data on global maximum volumes of EV battery-grade nickel and lithium, T&E said that in 2025 there would be enough to make 21 million EVs globally.Excluding Russian nickel, T&E said there should be sufficient raw materials for 19…