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Strathcona Pitches 250,000-Bpd Oil Export Route to Asia
Canadian oil producer Strathcona Resources proposed exporting 250,000 barrels of crude daily to Asia via rail and marine terminal, requiring a federal exemption from the oil tanker moratorium.
A new report just busted another myth about heat pumps
A new report from energy thinktank RMI finds that approximately 109 million U.S. homes could adopt heat pumps without overloading the electrical grid, while reducing emissions and lowering electricity bills.
NHS faces exodus of ADHD and autism services staff to private clinics
The NHS is experiencing staff shortages in ADHD and autism services as healthcare professionals move to private clinics, forcing some trusts to restrict patient access amid overwhelming demand for diagnoses.
Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau
A controversial trial withholding hepatitis B vaccines from some African newborns received approval this week, backed by US Secretary of Health Robert F Kennedy Jr, a longtime vaccine opponent.
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Climate damage would obliterate any economic benefits of new North Sea fields, analysis shows
An analysis shows climate damage from proposed UK oil fields would cost £119bn-£336bn, vastly exceeding their estimated £28.7bn economic benefit.
El Niño climate patterns supercharged by burning of fossil fuels, study finds
A new study finds that fossil fuel-driven global warming is intensifying El Niño weather patterns, making extreme events like the current “Godzilla” episode more severe and frequent than in preindustrial times.
Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
Archaeologists discovered a 5,000-year-old wooden post structure near Stonehenge that aligns with solar solstices, predating the famous stone monument by 500 years.
Antarctica’s first ever dinosaur bone discovered in a drawer
Researchers have confirmed that a fossil discovered in Antarctica in 1985 and stored away for 40 years is the continent’s first-ever dinosaur bone, identified as a tail vertebra from a Titanosaur.
World’s oceans hit highest temperature on record as El Niño grows
Global ocean surface temperatures reached a record 21.1°C, surpassing the previous peak from March 2024, driven by human-caused climate change and the developing El Niño weather system.
Sand overextraction weakening riverbanks as concrete demand soars
Surging concrete demand has driven sand and gravel extraction from riverbeds at unsustainable rates, weakening riverbanks and degrading water quality across Asia and Africa.
Why scientists asked 1,000 people to bury their underwear
Swiss researchers enlisted 1,000 volunteers to bury cotton underwear in soils across the country, using decomposition rates as an indicator of soil organism activity and ecosystem health.
Australia’s red soil may be hiding a massive clean energy source
Researchers at an Australian university discovered that iron-rich magnetite deposits in Western Australia may naturally generate hydrogen underground, potentially supporting a future clean energy industry.
The universe is still speeding up, but nobody knows why
An international team of astrophysicists rejected claims that cosmic expansion is slowing, affirming that dark energy continues driving accelerating expansion of the universe.
Scientists turn one of the hardest plastics to recycle into high-performance engine lubricant
Virginia Tech researchers developed a method to convert polyvinyl chloride, one of the hardest plastics to recycle, into polyalphaolefin for use in engine lubricants and other industrial applications.
One of Earth’s driest places was just covered in snow
Winter storms swept northern Chile in August 2026, bringing unusual snow to the Atacama Desert and affecting major astronomical observatories and coastal communities.
A massive plume deep beneath Africa is pulling the continent apart
Computer models reveal the African Superplume, a vast upwelling of hot mantle material deep within Earth, is causing unusual deformation patterns beneath the East African Rift System.