Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) Dec 6, 2019 - Two former prime ministers in Central Asian Kyrgyzstan were sentenced to long jail terms on corruption charges Friday in a trial that roiled the national elite and fuelled suspicion toward China.
Argonne IL (SPX) Dec 04, 2019 - Researchers find new way to convert carbon dioxide into a usable fuel source. The concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere is steadily increasing, and many scientists believe that it
Stanford CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2019 - Every character has a back story, and so do high-temperature superconductors, which conduct electricity with no loss at much higher temperatures than scientists once thought possible. To figure out
London (AFP) Dec 4, 2019 - Energy giant Shell won a court order on Wednesday to prevent environmental activists from boarding installations in the North Sea oil fields off Scotland.
Copenhagen (AFP) Dec 4, 2019 - The EU will not meet its environmental targets for 2020 but could achieve those for 2030 and 2050 if urgent action is taken, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said Wednesday.
Paris (AFP) Dec 4, 2019 - Global carbon emissions boosted by soaring natural gas use are set to hit record levels in 2019 despite a decline in coal consumption and a string of countries declaring a climate emergency, researchers said Wednesday.
Tallinn, Estonia (SPX) Dec 04, 2019 - Utilization of fossil fuels, which represents an increasing environmental risk, can be made more environmentally friendly by adding wood - as concluded based on the preliminary results of the year-l
Waterloo, Canada (SPX) Dec 03, 2019 - Computer scientists at the University of Waterloo have created a device for wearable computer input suitable for many situations, just by touching your fingertips together in different ways. T
Pullman WA (SPX) Dec 03, 2019 - The U.S. spends $5 billion a year to repair damages to road infrastructure from winter snow and ice control operations and the use of traditional deicers. A team of researchers at WSU is developing
London, UK (SPX) Dec 03, 2019 - Imperial College London scientists have created a new type of membrane that could improve water purification and battery energy storage efforts. The new approach to ion exchange membrane desig
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 03, 2019 - The physicochemical and biological properties of hydrogen-bonded systems are significantly affected by nuclear quantum effects including zero-point energies of vibrational modes, proton delocalizati
Moscow (AFP) Dec 2, 2019 - Russia and China on Monday launched a giant gas pipeline linking the countries for the first time, one of three major projects aimed at cementing Moscow's role as the world's top gas exporter.
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 2, 2019 - Iraq has been rocked by two months of anti-government protests that brought down premier Adel Abdel Mahdi on Sunday, but its lucrative oil industry has been curiously insulated from the turmoil.
Moscow (AFP) Dec 2, 2019 - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping launch Monday a gas pipeline that is the first of three ambitious projects intended to cement Moscow's role as top gas exporter.
Moscow (AFP) Dec 2, 2019 - Russia, the world's top gas exporter, is planning to launch three major natural gas pipelines in the near future.
Paris (AFP) Dec 1, 2019 - Paris, London and Berlin on Saturday welcomed six new European countries to the INSTEX barter mechanism, which is designed to circumvent US sanctions against trade with Iran by avoiding use of the dollar.
