Solar storms can trigger auroras on Earth. This star’s explosion could destroy a planet’s atmosphere

Astronomers say they spotted signs of a giant explosion releasing from a star beyond our solar system, one powerful enough to destroy a planet’s atmosphere.

Data centre in the shed reduces energy bills to £40

Terrence and Lesley Bridges have seen their energy bills drop dramatically, from £375 a month down to as low as £40, since they swapped their gas boiler for a HeatHub – a small data centre containing ...
Mother Jones

These Special Plants Accumulate Critical Metals Without Destructive Mining

Alpine pennycress is a charming little plant. Its low-growing rosette of green leaves is topped by leggy stalks bearing ...

Yes, your energy bills have gone up. Turning net zero into a culture war will send them higher

Some politicians may want to pretend that climate change isn’t happening. But the costs of not acting are only going to keep ...
The Jakarta Post

Brazil seeks biofuel boom, but critics query climate impact

Biofuels now powering about a quarter of the transport sector in Brazil last year, with an estimated 762,000 jobs in related activities, according to a recent report by the International Renewable Ene ...
Japan Today

Ireland's climate battle is being fought in its fields

On a windswept Irish farm, high-tech cow collars track animal health and solar panels glint on the milking parlor's roof, as a country famed for its lush green pastures tries to reduce its ...