Industrial processes account for more than 30% of global primary energy consumption, with a substantial portion dissipated as waste heat across sectors such ...

Most of us wouldn’t enjoy the dampest, darkest and most decaying part of the woods. But, that’s exactly where this fungi ...

A company is processing wood chips into biochar for use as a soil amendment. Now, it wants to do the same with sewage solids.

A publication designed to guide the reader on a discovery of the region through its olive oil producers and the extraordinary ...

Somewhere in Tondo, a jeepney driver is doing the math at the gasoline pump. Fuel is up again—because the Middle East is restless again. He’s calculating whether today’s passengers cover a full tank, ...

The Indian government is considering replacing the distribution of palm oil with coconut oil through the public distribution system (PDS) to ensure farmers get a better price, Union Minister of ...

This story is published in partnership with DeSmog, the climate investigations site. A cache of government documents dating back nearly a century casts serious doubt on the safety of the oil and gas ...

If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in ...

CRANE COUNTY, Texas — There’s one thing you won’t find at the Antina Ranch: cows. That’s because test showed Antina’s main water well was tainted with contaminants such as benzene, chloride, sulfate ...

This is part of a series tracking waste from the fracking industry. The process of fracking a well brings up gas or oil from deep underground. But it also brings dirt and rocks that could be ...

A version of this story ran in the November / December 2025 issue. For 15 years, Debrah Linn and her children have raised chickens, miniature donkeys, pet geese, and, more recently, longhorn cattle on ...

HALTON HILLS, ONT, CANADA — Bradford White Canada, a leader in water heating, boiler, and storage tank solutions, has announced the introduction of Bock oil-fired water heaters to the Canadian market.