A nuclear power plant in the United Kingdom is not expected to be completed until 2040, but experts are already working to reduce maintenance costs and shorten shutdown times. It is part of the STEP – Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production – program implemented by UK Industrial Fusion Solutions. The goal is to unlock nearly … Read more
Dark spots in light waves may appear to disrupt the speed of light, according to new research from scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, confirming the predictions of a half-century-old theory. What the team calls “dark points” are actually vortices – tiny holes in the wave structure of light – as revealed in a … Read more
24 new amphipods found at the Clarion-Clipperton Site, where the Trump administration is targeting deep-sea mining.National Institute of Oceanography, Southampton via Inside Climate News Get your information from a source other than the oligarchs. Register for free Mother Jones Everyday. This story was published by Climate Insider and is presented here as part of Department … Read more
This grandchildren called the shelter Final Destination, after the popular movie. Tedica Alexander, 61, a resident of Union Island in St Vincent and the Grenadines, recalls with pride – and a tremor in her voice – how her nine grandchildren supported her and others at the Ashton community center when Hurricane Beryl hit the area … Read more
A world dependent on oil is in crisis. Shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz – through which more than a quarter of the world’s marine oil trade and a fifth of the world’s natural gas flows – has come to a standstill! Oil prices rose, briefly reaching $119 a barrel. The largest release of … Read more
In Antarctica, one of the last great deserts of our planet, there is a remarkable revolution. In the waters of the Southern Ocean where whalers killed more than 2 million whales in the 20th century, which brought many species to the brink of extinction, the population is recovering. Humpback whales have made the fastest recovery … Read more
In the world of quantum physics, amazing events happen at incredible speeds. Processes that are thought to happen instantaneously, such as quantum entanglement, are now measured directly in tiny fractions of a second – attoseconds. It is like spending a short time revealing subtle details hidden in plain sight. Together with a group … Read more
The transition from water to land is a question that still puzzles scientists. Those ancient organisms would need to adapt to the many new challenges of life outside of water. So, how did they do that? In the 2025 study, my colleagues and I tried to understand the genetic basis of adaptation to life on … Read more
A Victorian shire recovering from bushfires that destroyed more than 50 homes and businesses is calling for the federal government to force fossil fuel companies to help finance the country’s climate disaster. The Mount Alexander Shire Council, an hour and a half northwest of Melbourne, is recovering from a fire that destroyed more than 50 … Read more
For thousands of years, people living high in the Andes of Argentina have relied on drinking water that could make many people sick. There, arsenic naturally occurring in the volcanic rocks seeps into the groundwater, contaminating local water supplies with levels of the toxic metalloid that can pose serious health risks to many people. But … Read more