New plasma process converts wet coffee grounds into fuel in 90 seconds
Scientists have demonstrated a new plasma-based process that converts wet coffee waste into high-performance biochar without any pre-drying…
Scientists Just Found Something Weird Inside Moss
Mosses are famous for surviving conditions that would kill most plants, but new research suggests they may not…
Can we electrify the world? Ambition moves from nerdish backwater to centre stage | Cop31
Electrifying the world – with electric vehicles, electric heating and cooling, and modernised heavy industry – could be…
Fiji Blocks Controversial Australian-Backed Waste Incinerator Project
Fiji has rejected Australia’s proposal to ship waste to the South Pacific country to burn and produce energy,…
Europe swelters under heatwave, prompting crisis talks in France
A punishing heatwave sweeping across much of Europe has prompted emergency meetings in France, nationwide warnings in Germany…
Wind turbines in Norway were spinning so fast they became invisible to eagles until engineers painted one blade black and began saving dozens of birds
Wind energy is reaching new heights across the world. Millions of homes are now powered by wind. Yet,…
Chernobyl’s wildlife boom challenges what scientists know about radiation
Jim Smith has spent more than three decades studying one of the world’s most infamous environmental disasters: Chernobyl.…
It’s 50 years since the 1976 drought: how would the UK cope with its next major one?
It’s 50 years since the intense heat of the 1976 drought hit the UK. The country’s worst drought…
New wind turbine can be built anywhere without cement, heavy machinery
French designer Fabien Brun is challenging the traditional view of wind energy as a massive, multi-million-euro industrial endeavor.…
‘Unprecedented’ El Niño on the cards – could exceed previous events
An ‘unprecedented’ El Niño could develop later this year, the country’s climate forecasting service says. Earth Sciences New…
‘It’s Russian roulette’: alarm as Europe backs critical minerals mines in water-stressed regions | Mining
The European Commission plans to rewrite the EU’s flagship water protection law to speed up the development of…
Israeli study unlocks 4,000 years of climate change and human adaptation
Cylinders of ancient mud drilled from the Carmel Coast in northern Israel have revealed how ancient human societies…