US Oil Drillers Take A Break As Oil Prices Hover Near $100
U.S. oil drilling activity declined this week as crude prices fell below $100 per barrel, with active oil rigs dropping to 450 amid broader energy market adjustments.
The Strait of Hormuz Closure Is Already Hitting Supermarket Prices
Crop prices have reached three-year highs due to the Strait of Hormuz closure and regional conflicts, threatening to drive up supermarket prices globally and potentially trigger a food crisis.
Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned finance goal affect climate action?
The World Bank abandoned its 45% climate finance target following pressure from the Trump administration, but retained its climate action plan after intervention by developed and developing-country shareholders.
Millions face long-term coastal flooding risk in UK without climate action, scientists warn
Up to 13 million people in the UK face long-term coastal flooding risk due to climate change, with scientists warning that large-scale population relocations may become necessary without significant emission reductions.
Why are water companies imposing a hosepipe ban?
Seven water companies in London have imposed hosepipe bans as demand for public water supplies surged up to 30% during hot weather this July, affecting millions of customers.
Artemis II: The 40 minutes when the astronauts lose contact with Earth
Artemis II astronauts will lose radio contact with Earth for approximately 40 minutes as their spacecraft passes behind the Moon, a moment reminiscent of Apollo-era missions.
Vikram-1: India’s first private space rocket by Skyroot to carry diamond flower
Skyroot Aerospace launched Vikram-1, India’s first privately developed orbital rocket, reaching Low Earth Orbit in a 16-minute flight and placing six payloads into space including scientific instruments and symbolic tribute objects.
Dying Sun-like stars may kick themselves through space
A Caltech physicist proposes that aging Sun-like stars experience thousands of small directional pushes as they shed material, causing them to move through space and potentially disrupting companion stars in binary systems.
Scientists found mystery bacteria inside one of the ocean’s most elusive whales
Scientists identified three previously unknown Helicobacter bacterial genotypes in pygmy sperm whales, discovered through analysis of stranded animals along the southeastern United States over two decades.
A hidden “switch-off” signal could predict solar storms seven years early
Scientists have identified a “switch-off” point in solar cycles that could predict the strength of future activity cycles up to seven years in advance by counting sunspots at that specific stage.