Scotland's Orbital Marine Power has completed the build on what it claims will be the world's most powerful operational tidal turbine. It's now on its way to the Orkney Islands, where it will have a chance to prove its worth connected to the grid.
California’s governor Gavin Newsom has moved to ban new fracking permits by 2024 and halt all oil extraction by 2045. California produces the third largest amount of oil in the US and would be the first to end all extraction.
Canada's Supreme Court has ruled that the descendants of the US-based Sinixt indigenous nation maintain ancestral land rights in Canada, a decision that could pave the way for other First Nations to assert their land rights as well.
Copper is one of the most widely used metals, but extracting and refining it into a useful form requires harsh chemical treatments. Researchers at the University of Houston have now discovered bacteria that convert toxic copper ions into metallic copper.
Navjot Sawhney, an engineer who invented a hand-cranked washing machine for refugees back in 2018, has now secured funding that will him to expand his 'Washing Machine Project'. The device requires no electricity and can be used for washing and spin-drying.
Vivien He has built a low-cost seismometer device that delivers earthquake early warnings for homes and businesses. Costing less than $100 for her to make today, the seismometer could someday be a regular household safety device.
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Covering nearly half a million square kilometers, a new marine reserve near Ascension Island will be one of the...
