(Natural News) An international team of researchers has found further evidence that volcanic eruptions were responsible for the largest mass extinction event in history. In a study published in the journal Geology, the researchers detailed their discovery of coronene, a type of hydrocarbon that can be produced by an intense volcanic eruption, in sedimentary rocks. Link of coronene to […]

(Natural News) Battery-powered cars, or electric vehicles, are touted as the future of automobiles with its purportedly clean and green energy usage. The cars emerged as the conversation on carbon dioxide or CO2 emissions worldwide snowballed in recent years, and many experts are encouraging the use of renewable energy as a substitute for fossil fuel. Indeed, several […]

(Natural News) The economic slowdown brought about by the global coronavirus pandemic, compounded with the price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, has sent oil prices into an 18-year low Monday. This was crude-oil future’s biggest percentage drop on record for any month or quarter, according to Dow Jones Market Data analysis, since 1983. Crude oil futures in […]

(Natural News) Current geological models of Earth’s past tend to assume that the seven continents as we know them have been consistent throughout out planet’s history. A recent study, however, has called that into doubt, hinting at the possibility that other continents may have come and gone in our planet’s prehistoric past. Scientists at the University of Adelaide in Australia […]

(Natural News) Did you know that in the state of New York there’s a natural gas power plant currently in operation that has its own bitcoin mining rig? It’s known as Greenidge Generation, and about $50,000 dollars’ worth of the virtual cryptocurrency is “mined” there daily using gobs of fossil fuel energy. Located in New […]

(Natural News) With the ever-increasing number of vehicles on the road, concern surrounding the risk of contaminating the environment with diesel fuel — and other petroleum-based products — is also rising. Diesel fuel is an extremely noxious pollutant: when spilled on water, it stays mainly on the surface, which ends up decreasing the water’s oxygen […]

(Natural News) A new study evaluated the potential of plant-derived biofuels to compete with petroleum-based products as a sustainable source of fuel for the aviation industry. It reported that bio-jet fuel might become a viable alternative to fossil fuels – but only if researchers maintain their current rate of success. The global aviation industry consumes […]

(Natural News) New York-based researchers developed self-assembling nanomaterials for solar technology applications. Photovoltaic cells made from these materials reached up to 44 percent higher levels of efficiency. Furthermore, the cells generated more usable solar charges. Sunlight is an abundant source of clean energy. Industries are switching from traditional, highly polluting fossil fuel energy sources to solar power […]

(Natural News) As if fracking wasn’t causing enough environmental problems, Pennsylvania-based researchers claims that oil companies could extract more oil from unconventional reservoirs. Their recently published study shows that the companies need to reconsider the physics found in those deep wells. As of 2017, the United States gets more than 50 percent of its current oil production from unconventional formations […]

(Natural News) Given the considerable levels of seismic activity throughout California, it comes as no surprise that Los Angeles has experienced more than its fair share of earthquakes over the centuries. But the results of a recent study warned that many of those quakes may have been triggered by oil pumping and other human activities. The study […]