Ship runs aground off Mauritius with fuel aboard
Mauritius deployed its coastguard and armed forces on Monday after a Chinese-flagged trawler containing 130 tonnes of oil ran aground off the Indian Ocean archipelago nation......»»
Business and management graduates can become sustainability champions—lessons from Uganda and Tanzania
There is no doubt about it: the world is in the grips of a climate crisis. The headlines are full of reports about extreme weather events and the negative effects of the fossil fuel industry......»»
Toyota establishes North American hydrogen business headquarters in Los Angeles
The H2HQ facility will do R&D, commercialization and sales for hydrogen fuel cell products......»»
Endless Ocean: Luminous review: chill underwater adventure runs out of air
Endless Ocean: Luminous guts the best parts of the series' previous entries in favor of chill, but repetitive busywork......»»
NASA"s Deep Space Optical Communications demonstration transmits data over 140 million miles
Riding aboard NASA's Psyche spacecraft, the agency's Deep Space Optical Communications technology demonstration continues to break records. While the asteroid-bound spacecraft doesn't rely on optical communications to send data, the new technology ha.....»»
New "cold war" grows ever warmer as the prospect of a nuclear arms race hots up
Champagne corks popped on December 3, 1989 as Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and US president George H.W. Bush met on the cruise ship, Maxim Gorky, off the coast of Malta to declare the end of the cold war......»»
EPA issues four rules limiting pollution from fossil fuel power plants
Coal to be hit hard, natural gas plants will have to capture carbon emissions. Enlarge (credit: Jose A. Bernat Bacete) Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced a suite of rules that target pollution from f.....»»
Making sustainable biotechnology a reality: Joined forces aim to improve biocatalysts
Everything biobased: plastic, medicine, and fuel. It seems like a futuristic utopia. But for how long? A collaboration of researchers now proposes an idea to accelerate the development process. By combining machine learning and laboratory automation,.....»»
US announces sweeping cuts to power sector carbon emissions
President Joe Biden's government on Thursday finalized sweeping plans to curb planet-warming emissions from the nation's fossil fuel plants as part of the United States' efforts to confront the climate crisis......»»
Elite: Dangerous’s real-money ship sales spark “pay-to-win” outrage
In 2019, dev promised purchases would "only be used to buy cosmetic Game Extras." Enlarge / Players will be able to throw down a few bucks to get the Python Mk 2 starting next month. (credit: Frontier Developments) Elite.....»»
Sand Land review: faithful manga adaptation runs out of gas
Sand Land is a faithful adaptation of one of Akira Toriyama's most underrated works, even if its not the most memorable experience......»»
iPadOS 18 could ship with built-in Calculator app, after 14 Calculator-less years
Every single iPhone and Mac has come with a calculator app, but not the iPad. Enlarge (credit: Apple/Andrew Cunningham) Last year, Apple introduced the ability to set multiple timers at once in the Clock app on its vario.....»»
2024 Toyota Tacoma"s hybrid boosts performance, price by $3,700
On sale later this spring, the 2024 Toyota Tacoma's optional i-Force Max powertrain boosts power to 326 hp, fuel economy to up to 24 mpg combined, but also raises price by $3,700......»»
Astronauts take major step toward Starliner’s first crewed flight
After numerous delays across many years, NASA is closer than ever to launching its first astronauts aboard the Boeing-made CST-100 Starliner spacecraft......»»
Meta debuts Horizon OS, with Asus, Lenovo, and Microsoft on board
Rivalry with Apple now mirrors the Android/iOS competition more than ever. Enlarge / The Meta Quest Pro at a Best Buy demo station in October 2022. Meta will open up the operating system that runs on its Quest mixed rea.....»»
Malians struggle to cope after deadly heat wave
In Mali's capital Bamako, Aboubacar Pamateck runs a scarf under a trickle of water and wraps it around his head to cope with the West African nation's soaring heat......»»
Merging nuclear physics experiments and astronomical observations to advance equation-of-state research
For most stars, neutron stars and black holes are their final resting places. When a supergiant star runs out of fuel, it expands and then rapidly collapses on itself. This act creates a neutron star—an object denser than our sun crammed into a spa.....»»
GM sees opportunity for hydrogen as diesel alternative
GM is participating in a five-year federally funded project that will deploy its hydrogen fuel cell technology in a vehicle for use by a utility company......»»
Base "25 Toyota Camry, now hybrid only, gets 50+ mpg and priced below "24 hybrid
Toyota's retooled 2025 Camry features an exclusive hybrid powertrain with fuel economy estimated at 53 mpg city, 50 mpg highway and 51 mpg combined, nearly as good as the Prius......»»
2025 Toyota Camry, now hybrid-only, to close mpg gap with Prius; it"s priced $455 below "24 hybrid
Toyota's reengineered 2025 Camry features an exclusive hybrid powertrain with fuel economy estimated at 53 mpg city, 50 mpg highway and 51 mpg combined......»»
Research group runs simulations capable of describing South America"s climate with unprecedented accuracy
A consortium made up of researchers from more than ten countries, including Brazil, the United States and some European nations, is running simulations of the past and future climate in South America with unprecedented resolution. The aim is to creat.....»»