Exxon Mobil whose business has been built on products that emit carbon dioxide, is now pulling that gas out of the air through a contraption that it thinks could help solve climate change. Exxon CEO Darren Woods spoke about the invention this past Friday during the company’s first quarter earnings call. It’s known as a direct air capture unit and sits at the company’s Baytown, Texas, refining and chemicals complex.
China has developed a revolutionary car battery that can charge in just 10 minutes and power a car for hundreds of miles before it needs to be plugged in.
Droves of starving brown pelicans have been found stranded on the California coast since late April and the root cause of the event remains a mystery, wildlife watchers say.
Other East Yorkshire beaches in Withernsea and Hornsea have received Blue Flag awards.
The iconic trees evolved on Madagascar 21 million years ago and later spread to other countries.
At least four people have died in Houston as severe weather blasted through the city, an official said, as strong storms lashed parts of Texas with destructive winds and dangerous flooding.
The sea in parts of Kent remains unsafe for swimming 15 months after it was first declared hazardous.
Tick season is starting across the U.S., and experts are warning the bloodsuckers may be as plentiful as ever. Another mild winter and other favorable factors likely means the 2024 tick population will be equal to last year or larger, some researchers say. An increasing variety of ticks are pushing into new geographical areas, bringing unusual diseases.
Health bosses confirm 22 cases of a diarrhoea-type illness in south Devon.
Residents in parts of Brixham and Alston were told to boil their drinking water on Wednesday after the water firm found "small traces" of the parasite cryptosporidium - which causes cryptosporidiosis - in the Hillhead reservoir. At first, they said the water was safe to drink, but then had to issue a boil notice to 16,000 households and businesses in Brixham, Boohay, Kingswear, Roseland and North West Paignton. Hundreds of people have reported symptoms of cryptosporidiosis on a local Facebook group over the last week.
A curious fox found itself in a predicament after its head became stuck in a sink plughole.
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The US Coast Guard is on the scene investigating the extent of the damage.
Higher electricity demand in Laos due to cryptocurrency mining and erratic rainfall have led to power shortages, an advisor to its state-run utility said, revealing challenges to the nation's prospects as a hydropower exporter to Southeast Asia. Laos is dubbed the battery of southeast Asia for its hydropower export potential, and its supply of the cheapest and most stable source of clean power is crucial to decarbonise the region that is struggling to scale up solar and wind. A policy push to establish data centres in 2021 led to a boom in cryptocurrency mining, which now makes up over a third of Laotian power demand, while lower rainfall has curbed hydropower output, resulting in power outages, said Somboun Sangxayarath, an advisor at state-run Electricite Du Laos (EDL).
News Spin The recent mystery surrounding the disturbing phenomenon of fish spinning themselves to death in Florida is as murky as the darkest depths of the ocean, but scientists may have a lead on this bizarre behavior: poisonous algae. While red tide algae has not been detected, scientists working with the state Fish and Wildlife […]
Lakes Como and Garda pull in the crowds as much as Italy’s famous cities and best beaches. But Italy has lesser-known but equally spectacular lakes to visit.
Biofuel firms are pouring more than $1 billion into building China's first plants to turn waste cooking oil into aviation fuel for export and meet domestic demand once Beijing mandates the fuel's use on airplanes to cut emissions. The world's second-largest aviation market, with about 11% of global jet fuel use, China is expected to unveil this year its policy on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) use for 2030 that could spur billions of dollars of investment, industry executives told Reuters.
The behavior, documented in footage from researcher Chris Law, is most seen in females and sheds light on the threatened species
The easily accessible Highway 39 from Azusa north to Crystal Lake Recreation Area has quite the wildflower display right now. Here's how to view the blooms while they last.
Severe storms sweep across the U.S. each year, bringing lightning, flooding, deadly tornadoes and hail.
A barge collided with the Pelican Island Bridge in Galveston, Texas, spilling oil into the bay. There were no reported injuries, but Galveston’s government said the bridge, which is the only access to Pelican Island, is closed to all vehicular traffic.
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