Environment
Waste plan at UK’s largest opencast mine Ffos-y-Fran ‘dangerous’
Steffan Messenger,Wales environment correspondentandGareth Bryer,BBC WalesMatthew Horwood/Getty ImagesIn a statement Merthyr South Wales Ltd said it was "particularly disappointed" by Ms Jewell's comments, which they said risked "undermining confidence in the planning system by introducing political pressure into what...
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The four best science documentaries of 2025
Human (BBC iPlayer/NOVA)
Ella al-Shamahi is the perfect guide to our ancient ancestors. In Human, she takes us on a...
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Helping power-system planners prepare for an unknown future
A new computer modeling tool developed by an MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) research team will help infrastructure...
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What are small modular reactors, a new type of nuclear power plant sought to feed AI’s energy demand?
As U.S. electricity demand rises and technology companies seek to build more and larger data centers to drive artificial intelligence systems, the main question arising is how to generate all that power.According to the International...
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Google plans to power a new data center with fossil fuels, yet release almost no emissions – here’s how its carbon capture tech works
As AI data centers spring up across the country, their energy demand and resulting greenhouse gas emissions are raising concerns. With servers and energy-intensive cooling systems constantly running, these buildings can use anywhere from a...
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MIT Sea Grant students explore the intersection of technology and offshore aquaculture in Norway
Norway is the world’s largest producer of farmed Atlantic salmon and a top exporter of seafood, while...
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Coral reefs have fuelled severe global warming in Earth’s past
The extent of coral reefs worldwide has played a key role in Earth’s climate in the past 250 million...
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Winter storms blanket the East, while the US West is wondering: Where’s the snow?
Ski season is here, but while the eastern half of the U.S. digs out from wintery storms, the western U.S. snow season has been off to a very slow start.The snowpack was far below normal...
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When the world’s largest battery power plant caught fire, toxic metals rained down – wetlands captured the fallout
When fire broke out at the world’s largest battery energy storage facility in January 2025, its thick smoke blanketed surrounding wetlands, farms and nearby communities on the central California coast.Highways closed, residents evacuated...
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Iran’s president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis – how Tehran got into water bankruptcy
Fall marks the start of Iran’s rainy season, but large parts of the country have barely seen a drop as the nation faces one of its worst droughts in decades. Several key reservoirs are nearly...
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Trump expands US travel ban to new countries
President Donald Trump has expanded a US travel ban, barring nationals of five additional countries and people travelling on...
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