Is Africa about to see the solar energy boom it needs?
Solar panels for sale in Niamey, Niger, a country where solar energy…
We could get most metals for clean energy without opening new mines
Open-pit mining at Kennecott Copper Mine, also called Bingham Canyon Mine, in…
Microwaving rocks could help mining operations pull CO2 out of the air
Nickel West in Australia is one of many mines that could use…
Deep-living microbes could ‘eat’ energy generated by earthquakes
Microbes might find energy in surprisingly inhospitable placesublic domain sourced / access…
Kamchatka earthquake response shows tsunami warnings are improving
The coastline of Shiogama, Japan as a tsunami warning had been issued…
Ranching and farming have eroded almost all the soil in the Alps
A flock of sheep in a valley in the French AlpsTravelart /…
Forests’ vanishing snow is also bad news for carbon storage
Forests like Mount Mansfield State Forest in Vermont are losing their snowpacksDouglas…
Sea spiders ‘farm’ methane-eating bacteria on their bodies
Sea spider from the genus SericosuraBiance Dal Bó Spider-like creatures living near…
The prospectors hunting hydrogen along a US continental rift
New Scientist visited a hydrogen well in KansasHyterra/Adler Grey The drilling rig…
Earth’s mantle may have hidden plumes venting heat from its core
Al Hajar Mountains in OmanL_B_Photography/Shutterstock A section of Earth’s mantle beneath Oman…