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1. Why diesel prices are an economic time bomb

   Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:00:00 -0000

   Diesel costs more. Soon, so will everything else. Everyone knows how much gasoline prices matter. The recent spike in gas prices triggered by the war with Iran has fueled deep pessimism about the economy and weighed heavily on President Donald Trump’s approval ratings. But diesel fuel — the lifeblood …

2. Forget Solar Panels: There’s a Whole New Way to Convert Sunlight into Energy

   Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:57:02 -0000

   Oregon State University researchers have developed a new family of advanced materials that convert water into energy-producing hydrogen using only …

3. The stock price of Vail Resorts looks like a ski slope. But their doom is our doom, too

   Thu, 01 Oct 2026 02:09:11 -0000

   They could build a chair lift on a slope like that.The post The stock price of Vail Resorts looks like a ski slope. But their doom is our doom, too …

4. A giant ‘pulse wave’ is about to slam into California - here’s how it will impact the West Coast

   Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:55:26 -0000

   A massive wave of energy is expected to slam into the California coast in October, sending sea levels rising by up to a foot and threatening coastal …

5. Federal politics live: PM plays down NSW premier's swipe on government spending

   Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:09:55 -0000

   Thu 1 Oct 2026 at 12:28pmThu 1 Oct 2026 at 12:28pm ACCI says small business will carry burden for end of credit, debit card surcharges Thu 1 Oct 2026 …

6. Tropical Pacific moisture drenches central US as another Pacific hurricane forms

   Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:21:01 -0000

   Tropical weather that surged onshore from the Pacific soaked more of the U.S. on Wednesday while forecasters announced yet another hurricane off the coast of Mexico. The new hurricane, Rachel, is expected to develop rapidly and could become a major one with sustained winds topping 111 mph (178 kph). …

7. Americans Could Soon Live Underground—But Experts Warn of One Major Problem

   Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:14:11 -0000

   Sustainable architecture has come to the forefront of design innovation in recent years, in the age of rapid urbanization, ongoing housing shortages, …

8. 'We're rapidly running out of time': 7 of Earth's 9 life support systems already breached, and the situation is getting worse, report warns

   Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:11:35 -0000

   Our planet has had its annual health check, and the prognosis is pretty grim. Despite breached planetary boundaries, however, scientists argue that …

9. Trump Personifies the Basic Laws of Human Stupidity

   Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:59:43 -0000

   How a 50-year-old treatise by an Italian economic historian makes sense of our utterly senseless moment Fifty years ago, in his most famous work, the …

10. A little known greenhouse gas is quietly harming half of Europeans. This Italian city is hit hardest

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 02:02:42 -0000

    People who suffer from asthma are the most at risk. Half of Europeans were exposed to a little-known greenhouse gas during this summer’s record …

11. Wisconsin Republicans have a silver lining despite a tough environment

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:49:35 -0000

    Despite a difficult political climate Republicans maintain some advantages in Wisconsin.

12. Scientists deliver ‘starkest warning yet’ of profound changes sweeping the planet’s oceans

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:00:29 -0000

    The oceans are warming at an alarming pace, bringing far-reaching consequences for which the world is unprepared, according to a report by more than 100 international scientists. The tenth Copernicus Ocean State Report, published Wednesday, draws on more than four decades of data from satellites, …

13. Who Won the 2020 Election? We Asked Trump's New AI Chatbot

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:22:30 -0000

    On America.gov, the White House’s new AI-assisted website, a chatbot fact-checks Trump on many of his controversial claims. President Donald Trump …

14. The Five Trump Scandals That Deserve Thorough Investigation

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A guide for the Democrats’ coming congressional majority “We’re going to hold the crooks accountable,” House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries told …

15. There's something 'highly unusual' about this photo of the Matterhorn

    Thu, 01 Oct 2026 01:04:16 -0000

    In brief Glaciers in the Swiss Alps lost more than 5 per cent of their volume this year. • It comes amid record heat and low winter snowfall. Glaciers in …

16. Watch Plasma Erupt in Full Color Inside a Fusion Reactor at 16,000 FPS

    Thu, 01 Oct 2026 03:51:16 -0000

    Plasma born of heavy hydrogen blooms into brilliant pink, roiling and writhing around the doughnut-shaped chamber. Then, tiny grains of lithium tumble into the maelstrom, sparkling like scarlet fairy dust before bursting into streaks of vivid green-yellow light. Thanks to cutting-edge camera technology, we can watch this process in action as the plasma heats up inside Tokamak Energy's ST40 machine. Read on to find out more – and follow ScienceAlert for news that sparks your curiosity.

17. Renewables boom faces a Trump-era cliff

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:15:05 -0000

    America is adding record amounts of clean power despite President Trump's opposition to wind and solar — but the industry's top trade group warns the …

18. A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in Utah

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:01:00 -0000

    A startup whose founder has vowed to "make nuclear great again" is planning to place hundreds of reactors on federal land in Utah, according to documents reviewed exclusively by NPR. Valar Atomics is planning what it calls "Project Beehive" on over 9,000 acres of land held under the Bureau of Land …

19. In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s Fault

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:45:15 -0000

    Thanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even …

20. The Atlantic hurricane season has been so quiet it’s unprecedented

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:40:00 -0000

    We’ve never had an Atlantic hurricane season without a single hurricane through the end of September since reliable records began—until now. That fact …

21. Earth’s 2 biggest oceans are showing a strange—and unsettling—new pattern

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The 2026 Super El Niño is reshaping hurricane season in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Here’s what that means for you. This weekend much of the Eastern Seaboard got hit with an unusual September nor’easter, bringing torrential rains, damaging winds, and coastal flooding from northern Maine all the …

22. Manhattan-sized iceberg breaks free in Greenland. What caused the event has never been seen before

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:27:22 -0000

    The Petermann Ice Shelf in northern Greenland just experienced its largest calving event since 2020 – here's what caused it. BBC Wildlife

23. Fuel Costs Will Increase, and Carbon Emissions Too, After Trump’s CAFE Standards Rollback

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    The Trump administration finalized a rule on Monday that significantly rolls back fuel economy standards on motor vehicles—a move that critics say …

24. The worst Super El Niño on record could disrupt travel for months. Here's how to prepare

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:00 -0000

    When planning a trip, weather is almost always top of mind. Usually, the forecast follows a predictable pattern and doesn't require too much analysis: it's nearly always rainy in London in the winter and sunny in the Caribbean all summer long. However, sometimes weather patterns can change so …

25. Melting Permafrost Is Poisoning Rivers With Metal Levels 70 Times Higher Than Normal

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 02:33:31 -0000

    Over the past decade, a network of usually pristine blue rivers and lakes that winds through Alaska's breathtaking Brooks Range mountains has been …

26. States want to make Big Oil pay for climate harm. Now, courts are weighing in.

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:45:00 -0000

    New York’s "climate superfund” law has suffered two losses in court, while a U.S. Supreme Court case next week could determine the fate of similar …

27. Jeff Bezos is giving $25 million to protect the Pacific—but his climate fund still has about $7 billion left to spend in four years

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:03:00 -0000

    Back in 2020, billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos pledged $10 billion to fight climate change through 2030. Nearly seven years later, the Bezos …

28. Trump Isn’t Helping Out the Auto Industry. He’s Helping to Tank It.

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:30:55 -0000

    The Trump administration is touting its recent rollback of Biden-era fuel efficiency standards as a win for American car manufacturers. It couldn’t …

29. One year after the end of the EV tax credit, is the future still electric?

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:00 -0000

    Stay up to date with our Up First newsletter, sent every weekday morning. One year ago today, the auto industry bid farewell to a hefty federal tax …

30. Proposed bill would mandate alpha-gal labeling on food and drug packaging

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:59:00 -0000

    Lone star tick bites can cause alpha-gal syndrome, which involves an allergic reaction to red meat and other animal products. Most people are used to …