Washington (UPI) Oct 21, 2019 - Scientists have set a new record for electron acceleration using a plasma wave accelerator. The new technology produced electron beams with energies up to 7.8 billion electron volts across an 8-inch-long plasma wave.
London (AFP) Oct 21, 2019 - Shipowners say they are trying to cut their heavy-polluting industry's impact on the environment by using cleaner energy - but some have stalled over limiting the speed of ships.
Montreal (AFP) Oct 20, 2019 - Bearing posters of Justin Trudeau's face, written over with green crosses and the word pipeline, students gathered in front of the prime minister's Montreal campaign headquarters.
Pantit, South Sudan (AFP) Oct 20, 2019 - Hundreds of South Sudan opposition fighters are leaving cantonment sites set up to register and train them under a deal to end the country's war, claiming lack of food and medical supplies, authorities say.
Urbana IL (SPX) Oct 19, 2019 - Wind energy is increasingly seen as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, as it contributes to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. It is estimated that by 2050, wind turbines will contribu
Wurzburg, Germany (SPX) Oct 19, 2019 - Plants and bacteria lead the way: They can capture the energy of sunlight with light-harvesting antennas and transfer it to a reaction centre. Transporting energy efficiently and in a targeted fashi
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Oct 19, 2019 - Fluctuations in atmospheric pressure can heavily influence how much natural gas leaks from wells below the ground surface at oil and gas sites, according to new University of British Columbia resear
Juba (AFP) Oct 19, 2019 - South Sudan's exiled rebel leader Riek Machar arrived in Juba on Saturday in a bid to salvage a peace deal with less than a month to go until he is to form a government with President Salva Kiir.
Ottawa (AFP) Oct 18, 2019 - Teen activist Greta Thunberg rallied with climate change protesters in Canada's oil-rich province of Albert on Friday, as oil workers counter-protested by honking the horns of their big rigs.
Johannesburg (AFP) Oct 18, 2019 - South Africa's government announced Friday that the country would increase its use of coal-fired energy, provoking outrage from climate groups.
Beijing (AFP) Oct 18, 2019 - China on Friday denounced the US for calling Venezuela's entry into the UN Human Rights Council a tragedy, after the South American country won a seat despite criticism from advocacy groups.
Stanley, Falkland Islands (AFP) Oct 18, 2019 - It may be a remote archipelago 8,000 miles (13,000 kilometres) from mainland Britain but the Falkland Islands' incredible biodiversity, as well as fishing and meat exports, are under threat from Brexit.
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 17, 2019 - For the first time researchers successfully used laser pulses to excite an iron-based compound into a superconducting state. This means it conducted electricity without resistance. The iron compound
London (AFP) Oct 17, 2019 - Banks aiding a stock market float for Saudi oil giant Aramco will be devoid of all sincerity regarding environmental and social concerns, green and rights groups jointly said Thursday.
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 17, 2019 - The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Fujitsu Limited, and the Tokyo Metropolitan University announced that they developed a highly sensitive rectifying element in the form of a nanowire ba
New York (AFP) Oct 17, 2019 - Charges that Exxon Mobil misled investors on the financial risks of climate change will be heard in court this month after a New York judge gave the green light for a trial.
