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A novel hydrovoltaic cell developed by researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) can continuously generate electricity using little water and no sunlight. This feature could help deploy ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Southern Water has swung to a record £72mn annual operating loss as rampant energy price rises and heavy ...

Unexplained heat-wave 'hotspots' are popping up across the globe So extreme, they cannot be explained by global warming models Date: November 27, 2024 Source: Columbia Climate School Summary: A ...

The Sea Story sank Monday off the coast of Marsa Alam, Egypt, officials said. CAIRO -- Three additional people -- two Belgian nationals and an Egyptian -- were rescued after a tourist boat sank ...

Earth's hottest recorded year was 2023, at 2.12°F above the 20th-century average. This surpassed the previous record set in 2016. So far, the 10 hottest yearly average temperatures have occurred ...

The vessel was hit by a large wave in a part of the Red Sea coast that is known for diving and snorkeling. By Vivian Yee Reporting from Cairo Rescuers found five survivors and four bodies on ...

Two Britons are believed to be among more than a dozen people missing after a boat sank in the Red Sea off the Egyptian coast. The yacht, called Sea Story, had 44 people on board, including 31 ...

At least 17 people are missing after an Egypt tour boat sank in the Red Sea, according to Egyptian officials. Authorities said on Monday that 28 people had been rescued and that search operations ...

The Sea Story sank off the coast of Marsa Alam, Egypt, officials said. CAIRO -- More than a dozen tourists were feared missing after a diving boat sank off Egypt's Red Sea coast, authorities said ...