United Nations (AFP) Sept 23, 2019 - Sixty-six countries have signaled their intent to achieve net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050, the United Nations said Monday, seen as a vital goal in preventing catastrophic longer term climate change.
Raleigh NC (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 - An international team of researchers has observed that local thermal perturbations of spins in a solid can convert heat to energy even in a paramagnetic material - where spins weren't thought to cor
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 - Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in British Columbia. Researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed a hydrogen supply chain model that can enable t
East Lansing MI (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 - Stems, leaves, flowers and fruits make up the biggest chunk of potential living space for microbes in the environment, but ecologists still don't know a lot about how the microorganisms that reside
Evanston IL (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 - Most people have experienced the hair-raising effect of rubbing a balloon on their head or the subtle spark caused by dragging socked feet across the carpet. Although these experiences are common, a
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 - A key requirement for future facilities that aim to capture and control on Earth the fusion energy that drives the sun and stars is accurate predictions of the pressure of the plasma - the hot, char
Tehran (AFP) Sept 22, 2019 - President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday denounced the presence of foreign forces in the Gulf and said Iran will present a peace plan, after its arch-foe Washington ordered reinforcements to the tense region.
Tehran (AFP) Sept 21, 2019 - Any country that attacks Iran will become the main battlefield, the Revolutionary Guards warned Saturday after Washington ordered reinforcements to the Gulf following attacks on Saudi oil installations it blames on Tehran.
Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Sept 20, 2019 - Saudi Arabia vowed Friday to quickly restore oil production as it revealed extensive damage to key oil plants following weekend aerial strikes, which have been blamed on Iran by Washington.
Berlin (AFP) Sept 20, 2019 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government Friday announced a sweeping climate policy package worth at least 100 billion euros ($110 billion euros) by 2030.
Oslo (AFP) Sept 20, 2019 - Norway's Equinor and Britain's SSE Renewables have been selected to build the world's largest offshore wind farm off the British coast, an investment of 10.2 billion euros ($11.3 billion), Equinor said on Friday.
Washington (UPI) Sep 20, 2019 - Israeli fighter planes returned home Friday after their first deployment to Britain for air exercises with planes of the United States and European countries.
Tehran (AFP) Sept 19, 2019 - Iran's foreign minister has said a military strike on Iran would trigger all-out war, as the United States and its Gulf allies accuse Iran of being behind attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
Washington (AFP) Sept 19, 2019 - The United States is confident that it will be able to determine who was behind the weekend attacks on Saudi oil facilities, the Pentagon said Thursday.
Bad Kissingen, Germany (AFP) Sept 19, 2019 - German farmer Edgar Thomas already has two towering pylons spoiling the view of the picturesque rolling hills around his land, and he's exasperated that his area is being asked to find room for more.
Berlin (AFP) Sept 19, 2019 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government plans to commit at least 100 billion euros ($110 billion) on climate protection by 2030, according to a draft policy paper being discussed on Thursday.
