UK oil and gas workers risk becoming the ‘coal miners of our generation’

To achieve a ‘just transition’ from oil and gas to renewables, the UK government must learn from what happened with coal.

Ewan Gibbs, Lecturer in Global Inequalities, University of Glasgow • conversation
Sept. 24, 2024 • ~8 min

Astronomers can’t agree on how fast the universe is expanding. New approaches are aiming to break the impasse

The Hubble tension has been described as a “crisis” for cosmology. Can it be resolved?

Alex Hall, Royal Society University Research Fellow, School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Edinburgh • conversation
Sept. 19, 2024 • ~12 min

Could rotating black holes be the wind turbines powering the distant future? We tested the physics

If we sent objects or light towards a rotating black hole, we may be able to get energy back.

Marion Cromb, Research Fellow in Physics, University of Southampton • conversation
Sept. 18, 2024 • ~7 min

Who is in fuel poverty? The government has no idea as it moves to cut winter fuel payments

Eligibility for pension credit is not a useful guide to whether a household is fuel poor.

Brenda Boardman, Emeritus Research Fellow in Energy, University of Oxford • conversation
Sept. 13, 2024 • ~7 min

Cosmology is at a tipping point – we may be on the verge of discovering new physics

Right now, it looks like the cosmology is at a tipping point.

Andreea Font, Reader in Theoretical Astrophysics, Liverpool John Moores University • conversation
Sept. 12, 2024 • ~13 min

Wind powers a record summer for renewable energy in Britain

A blustery August saw gas generation more than halve compared with 2023.

Iain Staffell, Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Energy, Imperial College London • conversation
Sept. 11, 2024 • ~7 min

As renewable energy demand rises, mining for minerals in the Amazon is at a critical point

Mining operations can damage both communities and the natural world. Yet, the demand for critical minerals to supply the renewable energy industry is rising.

Yolanda Ariadne Collins, Lecturer, International Relations, University of St Andrews • conversation
Sept. 9, 2024 • ~7 min

Under both Trump and Biden-Harris, US oil and gas production surged to record highs, despite very different energy goals

Trump aggressively supported fossil fuels. The Biden-Harris administration focused on replacing them with clean energy. Yet, data show the US oil and gas industries still thrived under both.

Valerie Thomas, Professor of Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
Sept. 9, 2024 • ~9 min

As renewable energy demand rises, mining for critical minerals in the Amazon is at a critical point

Mining operations can damage both communities and the natural world. Yet, the demand for critical minerals to supply the renewable energy industry is rising.

Yolanda Ariadne Collins, Lecturer, International Relations, University of St Andrews • conversation
Sept. 9, 2024 • ~7 min

US oil and gas production surged to record highs under both Trump and Biden-Harris, despite very different energy goals

Trump aggressively supported fossil fuels. The Biden-Harris administration focused on replacing them with clean energy. Yet, data show the US oil and gas industries still thrived under both.

Valerie Thomas, Professor of Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
Sept. 9, 2024 • ~9 min

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