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China started drilling ultra-deep holes in 2023 in a hunt for oil

A drilling project in the Taklamakan desert is aiming to reach more than 11,000 metres below Earth’s surface as China explores the deep earth for resources

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Much of North America may face electricity shortages starting in 2024

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Close-up of Lithium-ion Cells for High-voltage Electric Vehicle Batteries

Technology

Ultrasound could spot battery defects that might lead to fires

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Why are COP28 fossil fuel talks held up and why does it matter?

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COP28: Why a climate adaptation deal is a ‘matter of life or death’

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A section of the Kingfisher Feeder Pipeline, part of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)

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Uganda is planning a massive clean energy expansion – paid for by oil

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Health

Genetic errors are behind more than two thirds of early miscarriages

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Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels hit another all-time high

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Life

Marmosets swap brain cells with their siblings

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Oil field in Venezuela

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COP28: Energy transition may cut oil-producing states’ revenue by 60%

Without more international support, the transition away from fossil fuels could have disastrous effects for low-income countries reliant on their oil and gas industries

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Life

Bottlenose dolphins can sense electric fields with their snouts

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Physics

The wonder particle: How axions could solve more than just dark matter

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COP28: These are the key clean energy targets the world must agree on

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Abandoned coal mines could store wind energy

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