Although Magawa weighed less than three pounds, his impact was monumental. The African giant pouched rat sniffed out more than 100 land mines during his five-year career, saving countless lives. To ...

U.S. military officials said the Navy has begun the process of clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical choke point for global shipping. Iranian forces have deployed a small number of mines ...

A judge has denied environmentalists’ claims that the federal government erred in approving a lithium-boron mine in Esmeralda County, clearing the way for the mine to proceed with its eventual ...

The U.S. may have dropped anti-tank mines over a village in southern Iran, the open-source research group Bellingcat reported Thursday, as images posted on social media appeared to show American ...

Rio Tinto said it has dug the last diamond at its Diavik mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories, marking the end of its decades-old diamonds business as the giant miner sharpens its focus on ...

President Trump has suggested providing escorts for stranded tankers. A mine strike on a U.S. frigate in the Persian Gulf shows the perils of doing so. By Peter Eavis On a hazy afternoon in the ...

The UK’s is set to lead a coalition of countries including the France to help sweep the Strait of Hormuz for mines and reopen it to oil tanker traffic, according to a report. London is working to ...

Mining ore in Crimson Desert is vital as you can use the ore to improve your character's gear. As you progress in the game and face stronger foes, you'll need to either find new gear or upgrade the ...

An A-10 flies near the USS Santa Barbara during an exercise in the Arabian Gulf, Feb. 2, 2026. (MCS2 Iain Page/U.S. Navy) A pair of U.S. Navy counter-mine vessels that are homeported in Bahrain ...

The USS Tulsa and USS Santa Barbara were recently photographed in Penang, far from their fleet. They're two of the Fifth Fleet's three vessels for anti-mine operations in the Gulf region. Their ...

The USS Canberra, an Independence-class littoral combat ship equipped with the mine countermeasures mission package, escorts a merchant vessel as it transits the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 20, 2026. (MC2 Iain ...

PATAGONIA, Ariz.—The U.S. Forest Service on March 5 announced it plans to soon approve the nation’s first critical minerals mine, South32’s Hermosa project, when it released the final environmental ...