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Cutting pollution from the shipping industry accidentally increased global warming, study suggests
A reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions may have caused "80% of the measured increase in planetary heat uptake since 2020."
The 165-year reign of oil is coming to an end. But will we ever be able to live without it?
Like whale blubber, oil as a dominant source of energy will gradually be phased out over the next decades. Here's what that transition may look like.
Solar power generated enough heat to power a steel furnace
A new proof-of-concept device trapped solar radiation and used it to heat an object to a blistering 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit (1,000 degrees Celsius), raising hopes that steel furnaces could be powered by solar energy.
Will we ever be able to stop using plastic?
While the push to reduce carbon dioxide emissions is spurring alternatives to petroleum in other sectors, phasing out plastic, particularly for medical applications, will be very tough.
How much oil is left and will we ever run out?
We may never run out of oil, though known reserves are expected to last for about 50 years, current estimates suggest.
Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano hit by 150 earthquakes in just 5 hours
Europe's awakening Campi Flegrei volcano experienced its biggest seismic swarm in 40 years, with 150 earthquakes rocking the region in southern Italy in the evening of May 20.
Eye of the Sahara: Mauritania's giant rock dome that towers over the desert
The Eye of the Sahara, also known as the Richat structure, stands out like an oversized ammonite among the sand dunes of the Sahara desert in Mauritania.
Iceland volcano eruption throws spectacular 160-foot-high wall of lava toward Grindavík
Icelandic authorities said residents and emergency responders should be ready to evacuate Grindavík at short notice after a new and ongoing eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula.
Earth from space: Ethereal algal vortex blooms at the heart of massive Baltic 'dead zone'
In 2018, satellite images captured a stunning spiral of cyanobacteria blooming in the Baltic Sea. The swirling mass of microbes helped to create a massive "dead zone" the size of West Virginia that starved the surrounding water of oxygen.
