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July 1, 2024
Scientists want to pump carbon into a hole at the bottom of the ocean in a $60 million pilot project to help stop climate change. A major solution to the climate crisis may lie at the bottom of the ocean.
Across the planet, basalt rock deposits on the sea floor have the potential to trap carbon dioxide, removing the heat-trapping gas from our atmosphere.
June 27, 2024
“A year of record highs in an energy hungry world”, EI Statistical Review reveals.
The Energy Institute (EI) and co-authors KPMG and Kearney today released the 73rd annual edition of the Statistical Review of World Energy, presenting for the first time full global energy data for 2023.
Five key stories emerge from the 2023 data:
1. Record global energy consumption, with coal and oil pushing fossil fuels and their emissions to record levels
June 27, 2024
The lithium revolution in Bolivia stopped. The coup attempt in Bolivia turned out to be doomed to failure - the ex-commander-in-chief of the Bolivian army was detained by the resolution of the Prosecutor General's office, and the expert believes that the country is now waiting for changes. Who stood behind all this and what were the real motives of the conspirators?
June 26, 2024
Frequency and magnitude of extreme wildfires have doubled in last 20 years, new study finds. Global satellite datasets show just how much worse wildfires have become.
More research is emerging to show how much more severe wildfires have become in recent decades.
June 25, 2024
Geologists expect Chang’e-6 lunar surface samples to contain volcanic rock and impact ejecta. On June 25, China’s Chang’e-6 (CE-6) lunar probe is set to return to Earth, carrying the first surface samples collected from the farside of the Moon.
June 24, 2024
Two large asteroids will safely pass Earth this week, a rare occurrence perfectly timed to commemorate this year's Asteroid Day. Neither poses any risk to our planet, but one of them was only discovered a week ago, highlighting the need to continue improving our ability to detect potentially hazardous objects in our cosmic neighborhood.
Asteroid 2024 MK is between 120 and 260 m in size and was discovered on 16 June 2024. The asteroid will fly past Earth on 29 June during the height of this year’s Asteroid Day activities.
June 20, 2024
East Palestine train derailment spread 'hazardous' pollution to 16 states: Study In Feb. 2023, a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in Ohio.
The destruction from a massive train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, spread far beyond the initial wreckage site, spewing "hazardous" pollution across 16 states, according to a newly released study.
June 18, 2024
Mine makeovers: How to turn pits into healthy habitats. Open-cast mines could be converted from blots on the landscape into havens for wildlife, with land restored straight after digging finishes, a new primer on post-mining landscapes has proposed.
The Primer on ecosystem reconstruction after mining is published in Current Biology. Professor Mark Tibbett, Chair of Soil Ecology at the University of Reading, authored the review.
May 27, 2024
In March, the European Union increased purchases of Russian metals - aluminum, steel and iron. RIA Novosti writes about this with reference to European statistics data. Imports of steel and iron from Russia increased 1.7 times compared to February, to 328 million euros. This figure was the highest since May 2023 and allowed Russia to become the second main supplier of these two metals to the EU.
May 27, 2024
In response to the publication by the British newspaper The Telegraph that the Rosgeologiya research vessel Akademik Aleksander Karpinsky had transmitted to Moscow data on the discovery of huge oil and gas resources in Antarctica (in particular, the publication writes about 511 billion barrels of oil, which is 10 times more than the total quantity of oil extracted in the North Sea in 50 years), Rosgeologiya said that it conducts only scientific activities in Antarctica and the adjacent seas in full compliance with international agreements