South Africa’s move to renewable power is complex, but clearing 5 bottlenecks would speed it up
South Africa is moving away from coal-fired electricity, which currently supplies 74% of the country’s power, to wind…
Rodríguez defends Venezuela’s earthquake response as death toll passes 3,000 | Venezuela
Venezuela’s interim president has defended her country’s emergency response to the twin earthquakes that have killed more than…
A Passion for Garbage Collection
[.article__paragraph–cap][.small-caps]Not long ago[.small-caps] I watched a television show about garbagemen in Quebec, Les Éboueurs. It’s typical reality TV:…
Smoke, soot and toxic fumes: Nigerian families living in shadow of burning oil well six years after blowout | Global development
Perched on a narrow hospital cot across from her son, Bodunwa Orugbemi can hear the distant Atlantic Ocean…
July 4 Aurora Lit 30 States as G3 Solar Storm Beat NOAA Forecast by Two Levels
Millions of Americans watching Independence Day fireworks on the night of July 3–4 got an unexpected second show…
Heatwaves, Accountability & Profit | by Will Lockett | Jul, 2026
Press enter or click to view image in full sizePhoto by Luis Graterol on UnsplashThe deadly problem staring…
Massive wildfires tear through southern Europe, forcing thousands to flee
ILLE-SUR-TÊT, France — Wildfires raged across southern Europe on Monday, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes…
Record-breaking ocean drilling reveals why Japan’s 2011 tsunami was so deadly
Researchers have uncovered a hidden feature beneath the Pacific Ocean that helps explain why Japan’s devastating 2011 earthquake…
31 alien-like marine species discovered off the coast of Brazil
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Super Typhoon Bavi smacks into US Pacific island territories home to key military bases
One of the strongest super typhoons on the planet this year was striking the US Pacific Islands on…
Something Weird Is Going on With the 66 Billion Trees China Planted in a Huge Wall
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Ammonia from wastewater: How we’re turning a pollutant into fertilizer and clean fuel
Ammonia rarely makes headlines, but much of modern life depends on it. The compound of nitrogen and hydrogen…