copper
Get Ready For an Explosion of Mining on the Ocean Floor
As global demand for metals and minerals continues to skyrocket, mining companies are looking to strike it rich at the bottom of the sea — and environmental groups are trying to stop them.
MUNCHIES Presents: The Real 'Pot Dealer' of Istanbul
Get ready to spend the day with the busiest pot dealer in Istanbul: Emir Ali Enç, the owner of Soy—the only Turkish company making handmade copper and silver cookware.
It Turns Out Silver Spoons Make Food Taste Awful
A new study unveiled yesterday at the Science Museum in London shows that flavor-wise, the figurative “silver spoon” may not be the best spoon for dining. It's all about that GOLD.
China Wants New Zealand's Milk
China's worldwide resources shopping spree has set its eyes on New Zealand milk, and it's making farmers very nervous.
Tony Hawk Just Ate it Riding the Real-Life Hoverboard
Tony Hawk went to the headquarters of the real overboard to atone for his Back to the Future hoax, and the results are as awesome as the Hendo Hoverboard itself.
Scrap or Die
One sweltering afternoon in July, I found myself breaking and entering into a derelict warehouse on the east side of Cleveland. I was in the middle of a crash course in metal theft from a man named Jay Jackson.
How a Copper Mine, Not "Nature," Is Poisoning Fish in Romania
Remember that time thousands of dead birds fell out of the sky above Arkansas? Well, nature is back on the warparth, with reports of thousands of dead fish floating along the river Arieş in Romania emerging at the end of this May.
Swamp Angels and River Pirates: Welcome to 1850s Manhattan
Descriptions of Manhattan from the 1850s seem to hover on the edge of myth and nightmare. The city is described as a squalid hell-hole in which gangs stalked the streets, perched on the rooftops, and made homes in the cities sewers. They weren't lying...
BBC America's Copper
Watch a first look at BBC America's all new original series COPPER - from Academy Award® Winner Barry Levinson and Emmy® Award Winner Tom Fontana - coming this August only to BBC America.
19th Century Libations
Popular portrayals of liquor in the 19th century conjure images of whiskey bottles labeled with X’s and inebriated shootouts, but they overlook the more pervasive drinking problems that plagued America’s cities—and the working poor and immigrants who...