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US wave energy projects get funding boost as plans for open-water testing take shape

lindsay_imagery | E+ | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Energy has announced $25 million in funding for eight projects focused on wave energy...

Environment

What if Russia turns off the gas? Europe assesses its options as fears mount over Ukraine crisis

A worker adjusts a pipeline valve at the Gazprom PJSC Slavyanskaya compressor station, the starting point of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, in...

Environment

How the fossil fuel industry is pushing plastics on the world

We’re in the midst of an energy transition. Renewable power and electric vehicles are getting cheaper, the grid is getting greener, and oil and...

Environment

Inflation means some are getting big heating bills this winter. How to stay warm and keep costs down

A woman shovels her car out of the snow during a major snowstorm on Jan. 29, 2022 in Stony Brook, New York. Andrew Theodorakis...

Environment

Biden is sending more than $1 billion to states to plug abandoned oil and gas wells

Oil pumpjacks operate in the Inglewood Oil Field on January 28, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The Biden administration...

Business

Price rises for shoppers hit highest level for almost 10 years

A retail lobby group has warned it will be “impossible” for the sector to shield shoppers from rising costs in the months ahead as...

Politics

No 10 changes position on PM partygate fines being made public – as Tory MP calls for Johnson’s resignation

The public would “hypothetically” be told if the prime minister was fined for breaking COVID rules, Downing Street has said – reversing an earlier...

Technology

Germany scuttles $5 billion chip deal with Taiwan firm amid tech sovereignty concerns

A semiconductor wafer during an Intel event ahead of a IFA International Consumer Electronics Show. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images GlobalWafers, a...

Business

One in five cutting back on gas and electricity use as cost of living rises

More than one in five people are cutting back on their use of gas and electricity as household budgets are squeezed by inflation, figures...

Technology

Chinese EV maker Xpeng delivers over 10,000 cars for fifth straight month but units dip from December

In this article NIO 9868-HK A Xpeng P7 electric car is on display during the 18th Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition at China Import and...

Children sexually exploited in all parts of England as abusers find ‘new ways’ to groom them

Children are being sexually exploited by networks in all parts of England and Wales in the “most degrading and destructive ways”, according to a...

Science

Is That a Giant Tree Stump on Mars? This Image From the Red Planet Is Not What It Seems

Don’t be surprised if you look at photos of the surface of Mars and see a giant cross-section of a tree stump. Recent photos...

Politics

‘WhatsApp me!’ Johnson fights on with promises to backbenchers in wake of Sue Gray report

Boris Johnson is heading off to Ukraine, but he doesn’t leave his troubles entirely behind him. Tory MPs are, for now, rallying around the...

Business

Face masks on flights ‘could be enforced for years’ as airlines seek consistency on rules

Wearing face masks on flights will be one of the last COVID measures to be dropped globally and could be enforced for years, experts...

Business

Bookseller Blackwell’s up for sale for first time in 143 years

The academic bookseller Blackwell’s has put itself up for sale for the first time in its 143-year history after scrapping plans to hand ownership...

NASA plans to take International Space Station out of orbit in January 2031

NASA has published plans for the future of the International Space Station which could see the 444,615kg structure taken out of orbit in January...

Investigation into Met officers uncovers racism, misogyny, harassment and offensive social media messages

The police watchdog has condemned Scotland Yard officers for a range of bad behaviour, including racism, misogyny, harassment and offensive social media messages. An...

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The story of Wordle: How a simple game became a million-dollar viral phenomenon

Could today’s word be MONEY? Perhaps GAMES? Or DEALS, or TIMES, or even VIRAL? Just kidding, of course. I’ve already done my Wordling for...

Science

SpaceX Successfully Launches Italian Earth-Observation Satellite Cosmo-SkyMed After Delays

After several delays, SpaceX has finally launched an Italian satellite aboard its Falcon 9 rocket from a station in Florida, US. The space company...

Technology

India to launch its own digital currency in 2022-2023

Two thousand rupee notes on display with an Indian flag in the background. Manish Rajput | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images India’s...