You might know the short-tailed shearwater and sable shearwater by the common name “muttonbirds”. These two species of seabird breed on islands off southeastern Australia. Both undertake a breathtaking two-week, non-stop flight across the Pacific to the Bering Sea, more than 10,000 km away near Alaska and Russia. Here, they spend the northern summer. Shearwaters … Read more
In the face of a historically dry year and worsening conditions in the Colorado River Basin, federal and state officials are proposing severe drought response measures, including drastically reducing water releases from Lake Powell. The Bureau of Reclamation announced Friday that it will likely cut Lake Powell water releases to 6 million acre-feet, the lowest … Read more
Release date 20/04/2026 – 7:02 GMT+2•updated 7:35 According to one source, the predicted “coal revival” due to the energy crisis caused by the Iran war did not materialize. report By the Center for Energy and Clean Air Research (CREA). advertisement advertisement CREA analyzed countries that disclose near-real-time electricity data and found that coal-fired power generation … Read more
Image: SpaceX In what is likely the biggest week in Starship development since the last full rocket flight, SpaceX completed two static launches of its next-generation Starship rocket at Starbase, Texas. Both tests represent a major step forward in getting both the booster and the upper stage, known as the ship, ready for Starship Flight … Read more