Mexico’s $20 billion Olmeca (more commonly known as Dos Bocas) refinery was built to be the centerpiece of the country’s drive for energy independence, but three years after its launch, the flagship project is struggling to deliver....
Farmers in Pakistan are replacing diesel-fueled pumps with solar energy to power the typical irrigation technique in a large part of the world’s fifth most populous country. Many farmers rely on the so-called tube wells—a water well and...
As several governments aim to battle climate change by shifting away from fossil fuels and pursuing a green transition, many are revisiting a long-overlooked energy source – nuclear power. Nuclear power was at the top of many countries’...
Latin America is emerging as a global hub for data center construction as Big Tech floods the region with new projects to power the AI boom. The “industrial sunbelt” spanning across Brazil and Mexico, plus the geopolitical advantage of...
Norway is looking to launch a domestic electric plane service to replace the dozens of daily fossil-fuelled flights to its many islands. If successful, this could encourage other countries to launch similar domestic services. This...
Urenco operates the only uranium enrichment plant in the U.S. It is boosting production as the U.S. bans Russian fuel at the same time nuclear demand grows.
Billions of dollars are flowing into cutting-edge nuclear technologies, from nuclear fusion experiments to small modular reactors and microreactors that backers say will catalyze a global nuclear power renaissance. But after years of...
Curtailment has become a very relevant issue in Brazil as renewable penetration grows. In short, curtailment is the forced reduction of renewable generation, which typically occurs when there is too much intermittent generation on the...
Copper futures on the London Metal Exchange rose above $10,500 a ton - the highest since May 2024 - driven by a mix of investing themes, macro tailwinds, and worsening supply outlook. Freeport-McMoRan's (FCX) recent force majeure...
Once upon a time the promise of Net Zero enjoyed such universal support that a Tory government signed the UK’s Net Zero pledge into law. Today, the Tories say they’d scrap it – while alarm bells are ringing as the costs of the policy...
Saudi Arabia’s grand Vision 2030 ambitions may be colliding with a colder fiscal reality. Fitch Ratings warned Friday that Riyadh faces rising financial risks as oil prices soften and government spending balloons, threatening the...
The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States stayed the same this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count in the US stayed the same at 549 according to Baker...
Reuters and its anonymous sources are again stirring the oil market. This time, the wire says OPEC+ is preparing another supply hike in November, with Saudi Arabia pushing for something big and Russia urging restraint. But if recent...
Oil prices saw a small recovery on Friday morning after a continued selloff this week. Friday, October 3, 2025An 8% weekly loss is a rare occurrence in oil markets, especially if it comes on the back of five straight daily declines. Even...
Astronomers have long thought the universe should look generally the same in every direction, but an anomaly in the radiation from the big bang persists even after a new analysis from radio telescopes
Uzbekistan has announced a new batch of energy-related deals with US companies collectively worth upwards of $4 billion. Uzbek Energy Minister Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov told the Uzbekiston 24 TV channel that the government has signed a...
Shares of USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ: USAR), which looks to develop a domestic rare earth magnet supply chain, surged by 23% late on Thursday and another 14% in pre-trade on Friday after the company’s chief executive said USA Rare Earth is...
Six major Indian companies show interest in Bharat small modular reactors. Reliance Industries and Adani Power are among them. They identified sixteen probable sites across six states. NPCIL extended the proposal deadline to March next...
Several species of birds from different continents use and understand similar alarm calls when they see an invader that might lay an egg in their nest – this shared call hints at the origin of language
It was previously thought that children younger than 7 couldn't find efficient solutions to complex problems, but new research suggests that much earlier, children can happen upon known sorting algorithms used by computer scientists
Sandra Knapp, chair of the judging panel for the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize, explains why neurologist Masud Husain’s collection of case studies is such an enlightening, compassionate book
In this passage from Our Brains, Our Selves, winner of the Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize, neuroscientist Masud Husain recounts how novelist Marcel Proust became convinced, wrongly, that he'd had a stroke
The New Scientist Book Club has just finished reading Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Dispossessed. Most of our members enjoyed it, even if the sheer volume of ideas in the book made it a challenging read
India plans to secure its first long-term liquefied petroleum gas supplies from the United States. State-owned oil companies aim to buy three very-large gas carriers monthly from 2026. This move comes as US-China trade tensions disrupt...
Beefed-up packaging tax will triple pub chain’s costs from the levy to £2.4m a year, says Tim Martin Business live – latest updates The boss of the pub chain Wetherspoons has vowed to keep price increases to a “minimum”, after blaming a...
OpenAI has completed a $6.6 billion secondary share sale at a $500 billion valuation, cementing its status as the most valuable private company in the world.
Indian refiners are stepping in to fill fuel supply gaps in Russia's traditional markets like Brazil, Turkey, and the UAE. This surge in Indian exports follows Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries, which curtailed Moscow's fuel...
Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica – and there is growing evidence that it represents a permanent shift with potentially catastrophic consequences
India's diesel exports to Europe likely reached an all-time high in September, driven by robust profits from European refinery maintenance and widened east-west spreads. Total diesel exports also hit a five-year high. While October...
The Oil Ministry has invited applications for Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd's chairman and managing director post, following the Public Enterprises Selection Board's inability to find a suitable candidate. This marks a recurring trend...
India's oil market is split, with state-run refiners significantly cutting Russian crude imports in September due to US pressure and narrowing discounts, prioritising supply security. Conversely, private refiners increased sourcing,...
In most mammals, females live longer than males, but in birds the trend goes the other way – a study of over 1000 species points to possible reasons for these differences
Set at a strange academy in small-town Vermont, Netflix’s Wayward aims to pacify unruly teens by master manipulation. Bethan Ackerley finds a creepy, troubled world
In his book The Genius Bat, ecologist Yossi Yovel explains why these mammals are a vital part of ecosystems, pollinating plants and keeping insect populations in check
Premenstrual syndrome and its symptoms is neglected by science, so Sarah Hill's new book is welcome. But it needs more on genetics, not just lifestyle changes, says Alexandra Thompson
Facilities that make particles called B mesons may seem obscure, but they could help explain why there is more matter than antimatter and what dark matter is, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Feedback is amazed to find that the audible vocalisations of the house mouse is all but unstudied in favour of the ultrasonic sounds humans can’t hear. SQUEAK!