Quantum mechanics inside Earth’s core

Physicists have discovered surprising properties of nickel. They could help unravel some mysteries about Earth's magnetic field, report the investigators.

The one trillion tonne iceberg: Larsen C Ice Shelf rift finally breaks through

A one trillion tonne iceberg -- one of the biggest ever recorded -- has calved away from the Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica,...

Climate change to deplete some US water basins used for irrigation

Certain hotspots in the country will experience severe reductions in crop yields by 2050, due to climate change's impact on irrigation, a new study...

Botanists discover hundreds of species of fungi in deep coral ecosystems

Hundreds of potentially new species of fungi have been discovered in the deep coral ecosystem in the 'Au'au channel off Maui, Hawai'i. These mesophotic...

VIDEO: Billionaire Tom Steyer kicks clean coal while it’s down.

With a $7.5 billion effort to build America’s first-ever “clean coal” power plant officially over, billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer said the idea is a...

Global warming could result in losses for the European wine industry

Slight increases in temperature in Mediterranean regions from global warming could potentially result in labor, productivity and economic losses for the European wine industry,...

Groundwater pumping drying up Great Plains streams, driving fish extinctions

Groundwater pumping from the the High Plains Aquifer has led to long segments of rivers drying up and the collapse of large-stream fishes.

Burning fossil fuels almost ended all life on Earth.

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Food trumps coal as New South Wales refunds Shenhua $262m for Liverpool Plains licence.

The NSW government will hand back more than $250 million to a Chinese mining giant to scale back a coal mining exploration licence on...

London's iconic black cab company rebrands for electric future.

London EV Co., CEO Chris Gubbey and the new TX electric black taxi. Hundreds of London’s black cabs will start appearing on the roads of...

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