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Artist's conceptions of a solar power satellite, dubbed the Integrated Symmetrical Concentrator SPS concept.

Solar power stations in space could be the answer to our energy needs

By Amanda Jane Hughes, Stefania Soldini published

It sounds like science fiction.

Renewable Energy
A bulk carrier ship, MV Wakashio, that recently ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius has been spilling oil into the sea, as seen in satellite images captured by Maxar Technologies on Aug. 7, 2020.

Oil spill off Mauritius is visible from space

By Laura Geggel published

Fossil Fuels
Sunset in winter landscape of Finland.

Mysterious radiation spike detected over Scandinavia

By Tia Ghose published

Experts have said that a slight spike in radioactivity above northern Europe likely originated in Russia, but Russian nuclear plants in the area deny any abnormalities.

Nuclear Energy
An image taken from space of an oil spill in the Arctic Circle. Oil is depicted in this animation (shown in red) traveling in the Ambarnaya River on May 31 and June 1.

Satellites spot major oil spill in the Arctic Circle (photos)

By Chelsea Gohd published

European satellites have spotted a catastrophic oil spill in the Arctic Circle.

Fossil Fuels
A helicopter view of the site of a diesel fuel spill at Norilsk's Combined Heat and Power Plant No 3, shown on June 2, 2020.

Russia declares emergency after 22,000 tons of oil spill in the Arctic Circle

By Rafi Letzter published

Twenty-two thousand tons (20,000 metric tons) of oil products leaked from a Russian industrial power plant into an Arctic river on May 29. It could take decades for the region to recover.

Fossil Fuels
Workers at the recycling center found the cannonball on the processing line.

Guys, live cannonballs are not recyclable. Ask me how I know.

By Mindy Weisberger published

A recycling center was recently evacuated after someone turned in a Civil War cannonball.

Energy
That's a lot of plastic.

How much plastic actually gets recycled?

By Isobel Whitcomb published

A lot of plastics end up in the trash.

Renewable Energy
Little girl sitting on toilet.

Where does all our poop go?

By Isobel Whitcomb published

Human poop is a great fertilizer for farmers.

Energy
A still from an Ohio State Highway Patrol video shows the leak in February 2018.

Catastrophic Ohio Methane Leak Stayed Hidden Until a Satellite Found It

By Rafi Letzter published

A blowout in Ohio made little news in 2018, but satellite images show it was a major global event.

Energy
The explosion happened on a sea platform off Nenoksa, Russia, killing nuclear engineers and causing huge radiation spikes in the nearby city of Severodvinsk.

Was Deadly Explosion Off the Arctic Coast the Result of a Nuclear-Powered Russian Weapon?

By Edd Gent published

An explosion off Russia's Arctic coast has led to speculation that the incident resulted from a failed test of a nuclear-powered cruise missile. Do the details add up?

Nuclear Energy
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