US Oil Drilling Activity Still Going Nowhere
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The phaseout of CFCs under the Montreal…
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Households’ response to storms leading to ‘worse environmental outcomes’
“Understandable” steps taken by individual households to improve their resilience to extreme weather such as Storm Éowyn are…
China is reportedly testing a new airborne wind turbine
February 19, 2026 1 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm China is reportedly testing a new airborne…
Cork’s recycling centres to start taking timber waste again ‘in a couple of months’
A recycling centre in Cork. Cork County Council is to resume taking timber waste at its civic amenity…
The E.P.A. Rescinds a Landmark Finding
It fell to Doug Burgum, once the governor of North Dakota and now the Secretary of the Interior,…
‘Clean power everywhere’: How space-based solar could help us go beyond net zero targets
In 1941, two astronauts began the seemingly impossible feat of training a robot to operate a solar energy…
Winter Storm Gianna dumped nearly 2 ft of snow in January — This water-drop energy generator could’ve turned it into pure power
You remember the snow. The wind. The record totals. The travel chaos. But Winter Storm Gianna wasn’t just…
Scientists Find Alien-Like Creatures in Colombia’s Oceans, and They’re Older than Dinosaurs!
Beneath the surface of Colombia’s oceans, scientists have uncovered a stunning array of alien-like creatures, previously hidden from…
Under water, in denial: is Europe drowning out the climate crisis? | Climate science scepticism and denial
In the timeless week between Christmas and the new year, two Spanish men in their early 50s –…
Free to a good home: Toronto gallery gives away Sybil Goldstein’s art
Open this photo in gallery: Toronto artist Sibyl Goldstein died in 2012 and left behind about 1,000 paintings…