Caracas (AFP) Feb 19, 2026 - The chief of the US military command responsible for strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats off South America, visited Venezuela Wednesday and held talks with interim leader Delcy Rodriguez and her top ministers, its government said.
Paris, France (AFP) Feb 18, 2026 - US Energy Secretary Chris Wright urged the International Energy Agency on Wednesday to abandon its work on climate change and focus instead on its founding mission.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2026 - Scientists using advanced computer models have solved a long-standing puzzle about how hot plasma exhaust behaves inside tokamak fusion devices, a finding that could help future reactors withstand d
Tehran (AFP) Feb 18, 2026 - Iran and Russia will conduct naval manoeuvres in the Sea of Oman on Thursday, following the latest round of talks between Tehran and Washington in Geneva, Iranian media reported.
Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 18, 2026 - A coalition of environmental and health groups filed suit Wednesday against the Trump administration's repeal of a key scientific finding that underpinned federal climate regulations.
Paris, France (AFP) Feb 17, 2026 - The hosts of the last UN climate talks want to present a 'roadmap' on reducing dependence on oil, gas and coal that unites nations, they said Tuesday, after a battle over fossil fuels marred the summit in Brazil.
New York (AFP) Feb 17, 2026 - Shares vacillated and oil prices dropped back down Tuesday as Tehran gave an encouraging response during talks with US officials in Geneva on Iran's nuclear programme, after days of escalating rhetoric from President Donald Trump.
Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 17, 2026 - Oil prices were in focus Tuesday as US President Donald Trump ramped up threats towards Iran, shaking up markets subdued by holidays in Asia and the United States.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 - A newly identified soil bacterium could help connect renewable electricity with carbon recycling by turning carbon dioxide into useful chemicals. Researchers report that the sulfate reducing bacteri
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 - Archaeologists have linked a humble but potent resource, seabird guano, to the rise of the Chincha Kingdom as a major coastal power in pre-Inca Peru. A new study led by University of Sydney digital
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 - With electric vehicles and grid storage expanding worldwide, engineers are looking for better ways to track how lithium ion batteries age under real driving and operating conditions. A new study su
Santa Barbara, CA (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 - When the sun goes down, solar panels stop working. This is the fundamental hurdle of renewable energy: how to save the sun's power for a rainy day - or a cold night. Chemists at UC Santa Barba
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 30. 2026 - A new review in the journal Energy and Environment Nexus examines how advances in the geometric design of tubular solid oxide fuel cells could speed their adoption in cleaner and more efficient ener
Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 15, 2026 - US forces boarded an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean that violated President Donald Trump's blockade of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean and fled the region, the Pentagon said Sunday.
Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 12, 2026 - A US lawmaker is drafting legislation to block a wave of state and local climate-damage lawsuits against fossil fuel companies, advancing a top priority of the oil and gas industry.
Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 11, 2026 - The Chinese captain of a Hong Kong-registered cargo ship pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to criminal damage of a Baltic Sea gas pipeline that was forced to shut down after a leak.
