Kemmerer, Wyo., is on the front line of America’s energy transition, with its coal plant slated to close and a nuclear plant in the works. But some think the rush to quit fossil fuels is impractical. (Image credit: Kirk Siegler)Continue Reading
Approving two proposed killer whale species could transform how they’re conserved. It would also turn a new page in one of the strangest chapters in marine mammal history.Continue Reading
China dominates global production of solar panels, electric vehicles and wind turbines, but the United States and Europe say it’s not competing fairly., Read MoreContinue Reading
Researchers have identified how the tick-borne Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus enters our cells. The results are an important step in the development of drugs against the deadly disease., Read MoreContinue Reading
The rules give federal officials more leeway to protect species in a changing climate. Industry groups are expected to sue.Continue Reading
Bills are soaring. Insurance companies are struggling. We want to hear how it’s affecting you.Continue Reading
When Rafael Jaramillo talks about his favorite accomplishments, it quickly becomes clear that he has the right temperament for a researcher — he is energized by a challenge and the prospect of hard work. “I am proudest of things that required risky strategic thinking, followed by years of technical slog,Continue Reading
Operating an oil field is complex and there is a staggeringly long list of things that can go wrong. One of the most common problems is spills of the salty brine that’s a toxic byproduct of pumping oil. Another is over- or under-pumping that can lead to machine failure andContinue Reading
Some wishful thinking by Saudi Aramco’s CEO doesn’t alter the reality of climate change or the momentum of the shift to clean energy. By Dan Gearino The CEO of Saudi Aramco said last week that the transition to clean energy “is visibly failing on most fronts.”Continue Reading
More than half of the Colorado River’s water is used to grow crops, primarily livestock feed, a new study finds. The river and its users are facing tough decisions as the climate warms. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan)Continue Reading
The network of fast chargers promised by the Biden Administration has had a painfully slow rollout., Read MoreContinue Reading
To achieve the aspirational goal of the Paris Agreement on climate change — limiting the increase in global average surface temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels — will require its 196 signatories to dramatically reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Those greenhouse gases differ widely in their globalContinue Reading
The conflict is continuing to endanger nuclear safety and security in Ukraine, with military activity taking place near the country’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in the south, air raid alarms sounding at several sites, and shelling knocking out off-site power at a research facility in the north-east, Director GeneralContinue Reading