Fossil Fuels

From coal to oil, this is the state of the science of energy sources that can impact planet and climate for eons.

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Darvaza (Derweze) gas crater (Door to Hell or Gates of Hell) in Turkmenistan
Environment

Earth’s fiery ‘Door to Hell’ is starting to close

By Andrew Paul

machine sitting on a roof in NYC
Environment

Refrigerator-sized machine makes gasoline out of thin air

By Mack DeGeurin

hybrid train
Environment

The greening of planes, trains, and automobiles

By Nicola Jones / Knowable Magazine

Close-up of three cows
Agriculture

Cow poop might make cleaner hydrogen gas a reality

By Andrew Paul

Private jet on tarmac at sunset
Aviation

Tracking private jets just got much harder

By Andrew Paul

High traffic road with signs and light trails on sunset
Environment

EPA says over half of all new cars must be EVs or hybrids by 2032

By Andrew Paul

MethaneSAT concept art above Earth
Technology

A new AI-powered satellite will create Google Maps for methane pollution

By Andrew Paul

Small propeller plane flying in a clear sky
Technology

Small planes are still spewing toxic lead across the US, EPA says

By Andrew Paul

Heat pump outside building
Environment

Heat pumps still get the job done in extreme cold

By Andrew Paul

Scientists are using AI to track coal train dust
Environment

Scientists are using AI to track coal train dust

By Emma Foehringer Merchant / Undark

Lithium samples from the proposed Thacker Pass mining site in the McDermitt Caldera lithium deposit
Environment

What’s the most sustainable way to mine the largest known lithium deposit in the world?

By Rahul Rao

Seafarers are unknowingly working with oil smugglers
Environment

Seafarers are unknowingly working with oil smugglers

By Nathaniel Peutherer/Hakai Magazine

Pipeline connection at an oil refinery
Environment

The US is investing more than $1 billion in carbon capture, but big oil is still involved

By Andrew Paul

Lead claimant Rikki Held, 22, confers with members of Our Children's Trust legal team before the start of the nation's first youth climate change trial at Montana's First Judicial District Court on June 12, 2023 in Helena, Montana.
Environment

Judge sides with youth activists in groundbreaking climate change lawsuit

By Laura Baisas

Wind turbines on green hills
Environment

US climate efforts look promising, but there’s more to do

By Sara Kiley Watson

The 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 has an MPGe of 140.
Technology

What an electric vehicle’s MPGe rating really means

By Rob Verger

Tesla coil experiment to demonstrate how electricity works.
Technology

How does electricity work? Let’s demystify the life-changing physics.

By Rahul Rao

Kraken tests algorithm-based EV charging that won’t sink the grid
Environment

Kraken tests algorithm-based EV charging that won’t sink the grid

By Cadence Bambenek / Hothouse

Citizen scientists have taken photos of this boulder every year for three decades
Environment

Citizen scientists have taken photos of this boulder every year for three decades

By J. Besl/Hakai Magazine

It will cost up to $21.5 billion to clean up California’s oil sites. The industry won’t make enough money to pay for it.
Environment

It will cost up to $21.5 billion to clean up California’s oil sites. The industry won’t make enough money to pay for it.

By Mark Olalde/ProPublica