EditorialSpodumene minerals, which contain lithium, an indispensable ingredient in electric car batteries that is in short supply, at a mine outside La Corne, Quebec, Aug. 30, 2022. (Brendan George Ko/The New York Times)
EditorialThe entrance hall (" Cave-Hall") of Neues Palais in the gardens of Sanssouci. Wall decorations are made of shells, pebbles, minerals, and coral (1763-1770) .
EditorialBlue albarellos or jars. Cylindrical in shape vessels designed to store apothecaries' ointments, plants, minerals, medicinal compounds and dry drugs. Type of pottery used in the Middle Ages in pharmacies. Museum of Esteve Pharmacy. Llivia, Girona provi...
EditorialInterior Secretary Salazar testifies on offshore oil and gas exploration on Capitol Hill, Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 18 May 2010
EditorialA large stibnite mineral from China on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on April 30, 2021. (Vincent Tullo/The New York Times)