Port Louis, Mauritius (AFP) Dec 22, 2021 - The captain and first mate of a bulk carrier that crashed into a coral reef off Mauritius, causing the Indian Ocean archipelago's worst-ever environmental disaster, have been convicted of endangering safe navigation.
Lisbon (AFP) Dec 21, 2021 - Portugal next year could approve lithium mining that will reduce Europe's dependence on outside sources for a key ingredient in the frenetic global race to decarbonise the auto industry.
Boston MA (SPX) Dec 21, 2021 - Researchers have developed a rechargeable lithium-ion battery in the form of an ultra-long fiber that could be woven into fabrics. The battery could enable a wide variety of wearable electronic devi
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 20, 2021 - One of the barriers to generating electricity from wind and solar energy is their intermittent nature. A promising alternative to accommodate the fluctuations in power output during unfavorable envi
Pohang, South Korea (SPX) Dec 20, 2021 - To optimize the performance of fuel cells, a golden ratio must be found. Recently, a Korean research team has uncovered that the performance of fuel cells varies depending on the Co-doping level. Fi
Vienna VA (SPX) Dec 20, 2021 - Spire Global has successfully delivered a U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) payload to space aboard its 3U LEMUR CubeSat. The satellite has been operating nominally since July 2021 and is
Nagoya, Japan (SPX) Dec 20, 2021 - Superconducting materials show zero electrical resistance at low temperatures, which allows them to conduct supercurrents without dissipation. Recently, a group of scientists led by Dr. Kazumasa I
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 18, 2021 - The United States on Monday unveiled a new multinational military initiative aimed at countering the escalating attacks by Houthi militants targeting commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea.
Dalian, China (SPX) Dec 17, 2021 - Even though the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) concluded in a storm of controversies, the world's growing energy crisis and environmental pollution (e.g., the global 36.7 b
Bethesda MD (SPX) Dec 17, 2021 - Apparently, China sees the Moon as a future source of fuel for terrestrial power and space dominance. At the moment Chinese nuclear scientists are studying lunar surface material samples brought bac
Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Dec 17, 2021 - Nanodiamonds may be tiny, but they can help with one of the biggest problems facing humanity today: Climate change. Hydrogen, a clean-burning fuel, leaves nothing but water when consumed. Many count
Los Angeles (AFP) Dec 16, 2021 - The operators of a California pipeline that leaked crude oil onto beaches south of Los Angeles in early October were charged Wednesday with negligence by federal prosecutors.
Berlin (AFP) Dec 15, 2021 - The proportion of Germany's energy derived from renewables is set to fall year-on-year in 2021 for the first time since 1997, federal environment agency UBA said on Wednesday.
Singapore (SPX) Dec 15, 2021 - Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed paper-thin biodegradable zinc batteries that could one day become an environmentally sustainable option for
Imavere, Estonia (AFP) Dec 15, 2021 - Estonia's thriving wood pellet industry is pitting environmentalists who warn it increases logging and harms biodiversity against supporters who say it makes good use of wood that would otherwise go to waste.
Geneva (AFP) Dec 15, 2021 - Dozens of countries pledged on Wednesday to intensify efforts to get rid of fossil fuel subsidies and tackle plastics pollution in an effort spearheaded by the World Trade Organization (WTO).
