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Scrap windfall tax on oil and gas firms early, North Sea industry urges
Britain’s North Sea oil and gas industry is urging the government to end a windfall tax on fossil fuel firms three years early and approve major drilling projects amid rising winter energy costs.
States Bet on Virtual Power Plants to Cut Grid Costs
U.S. states are increasingly adopting virtual power plants that combine distributed energy resources like solar panels, batteries, and electric vehicles to support grid flexibility and reduce costs.
Scientists find hidden materials that could improve batteries and solar fuels
Researchers discovered previously unknown materials by studying intermediate phases that form during molecular heating, including a new form of bismuth vanadate with potential applications in solar fuels and next-generation batteries.
Ada Yonath obituary
Ada Yonath, a crystallographer who mapped the ribosome’s molecular structure despite widespread skepticism, has died at 87. She won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her groundbreaking work.
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Scientists just found a new way to make hydrogen from water
Oregon State University researchers developed a new photocatalytic material using light to produce hydrogen from water, offering a potentially cleaner alternative to conventional industrial methods.
A forgotten 30-year forest experiment just delivered a huge surprise
A 30-year Australian forest experiment reveals that selective thinning of mountain ash forests can recover carbon stocks while supporting wildlife habitat and local timber production.
Scientists find a surprising clue to why the universe’s expansion doesn’t add up
Scientists propose that primordial magnetic fields from the Big Bang could help resolve a major discrepancy in measurements of cosmic expansion rates, known as the Hubble tension.
A meteor hit Oklahoma 100 million years later than scientists thought
University of Texas researchers have redated an Oklahoma meteor impact to 370 million years ago, about 100 million years younger than previously thought, using zircon crystal analysis.
This mysterious hole on the Moon may open into a giant cave
NASA has selected a proposal to investigate whether a large cave exists beneath a mysterious pit on the Moon, which could potentially provide astronauts with natural protection from radiation and extreme temperatures.
Don’t miss: Watch Saturn shine and Halley’s Comet debris streak across the sky
October offers skywatchers several celestial events, including Saturn at opposition, the Orionid meteor shower from Halley’s Comet debris, and a close Moon-Pleiades pairing.
What do heatwaves do to the body and who is most at risk?
Heatwaves can affect anyone, but older people, babies, young children, and those with chronic conditions face greater risk of serious harm from elevated temperatures.
Women suffer more pain than men across the whole body, major global study finds
A global study analyzing data from over 6 million people across 118 countries found women report experiencing more pain than men across all body sites studied, reinforcing concerns about gender disparities in pain treatment.
ADHD and autism at risk of over-diagnosis, says government review
An official review in England found risks of over-diagnosis for ADHD and autism, calling for tighter regulation of private assessment firms and warning that diagnoses may be outpacing expected population rates in younger age groups.
No ‘snowflakes’: mental health review says today’s youth have it harder and harms are real
A major mental health review finds that rising anxiety and depression among today’s youth are real conditions driven by social stressors, rejecting the ‘snowflake generation’ narrative.
The fall of Roe dramatically changed abortion access. This researcher used Reddit to capture how
A UC Berkeley researcher used Reddit and artificial intelligence to analyze how people sought abortion information and services after Roe v. Wade was overturned, revealing both established and emerging barriers to access.
A student hated reading for years. Her podcast explores finding the right diagnosis
A seventh-grader from Long Island created a podcast about her five-year journey to receiving a dyslexia diagnosis, winning the NPR Student Podcast Challenge’s middle school grand prize.