The two are set to host a fire safety and lithium-ion battery collection event on October 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the ...

In a safety alert, Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration again warned airlines of the risk of lithium batteries carried onboard planes by passengers and crew members. Cell phones, laptops, ...

The nation’s aviation regulator is urging airlines to ramp up messaging about the dangers of lithium battery fires—but did not mandate any policy changes. The average airline passenger packs four ...

Las Vegas Fire & Rescue participates in Fire Prevention Week, focusing on lithium-ion battery safety and offering a free ...

Emirates has banned the use of “any” power banks on board its flights beginning from October 1, 2025, after safety issues ...

A lithium mine in the Nevada high desert is seeking to expand operations on public land while also aiming for retroactive approval for facilities it constructed without permission. Albemarle Corp. is ...

Victoria D. is a digital producer for CBS Boston. Before joining CBS Boston in 2023, Victoria had already worked in journalism in both New York and Boston for more than 10 years. Researchers at ...

Is lithium a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease? Lithium is nature’s lightest metal, enabling it to store energy at high density and discharge electrons rapidly. It powers our phones, laptops and ...

A study this week in the journal Nature found that the loss of lithium, a naturally occurring element in the brain, could be an early sign of Alzheimer’s and a powerful driver of the disease, which ...

A new study led by Harvard Medical School researchers found that lithium can help the brain resist the ravages of aging and also Alzheimer’s disease. Lithium is a metal found in some foods, drinking ...