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Ox Urine to Olive Oil: Fighting Garden Pests Like the Colonists
By Wesley Greene published
How did Colonial Americans rid themselves of garden pests?
Peak Oil: Theory or Myth?
By Marc Lallanilla published
Peak oil refers to the point in time when global oil production peaks and begins to drop.
Trillions and Quadrillions: Numbers Tell U.S. Energy Story
By Bobby Magill published
New interactive map shows how energy production in U.S. has grown since 1993.
Gassy Blob: Biggest US Methane Source Spotted from Space
By Becky Oskin published
So much methane is leaking from drilling in the Southwest's Four Corners region that the natural gas blob can be spotted from space, a new study reports.
3D-Printed Rocks Could Change Fracking Practices
By Kelly Dickerson published
Geologists are using 3D-printed rocks to study how oil and gas moves through underground rock and the research could have important implications for fracking.
Flawed Fracking Wells Taint Pennsylvania's Drinking Water
By Becky Oskin published
New research makes a direct link between Pennsylvania's tainted drinking water and leaky fracking wells in the Marcellus Shale.
Explainer: Back Burning and Fuel Reduction
By David Bowman published
The recent surge of bushfire disasters has introduced fire-fighting tactics to everyday language.
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