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SpaceX Sells $25 Billion of Bonds, Cuts Interest Costs (Video)

Niger Moves to Tap Carbon Markets Under Paris Agreement

Niger State is seeking to tap opportunities in global carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, with a focus on methane reduction and landfill gas recovery projects. According to a statement by the Niger State Carbon Market…

‘Why flash flood is worsening in Abuja’

A town planning expert, Tpl Umar Shuaibu, has attributed the increasing incidents of flash flooding across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to a combination of changing weather patterns, encroachment on designated green areas, and…

Tinubu commissions water project in FCT satellite town

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday commissioned the Karu Satellite Town Water Supply Network, extending potable water to thousands of residents in Karu, Orozo, Jikwoyi, Kurudu and neighbouring communities in the Federal Capital…

Africa: Fossil Fuels Still Dominate in Africa's Electricity Future - Study Tracks 3,139 Power Plants

[The Conversation Africa] Only about 57% of the people in Africa have access to electricity, the vast majority of them in sub-Saharan Africa. To meet the United Nations goal of everyone having access to affordable electricity by 2030…

Bees on planet dying out for unknown reasons — scientist

Dmitry Boguslavsky says scientists thought that bees became disoriented after leaving the hive. However, even if a colony was confined to the hive with food, water, and the right temperature, all bees still died

$100bn required annually to bridge $2.3trn infrastructure deficit – ICRC

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) says it has unveiled a model Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement aimed at attracting private capital and accelerating infrastructure delivery, noting that Nigeria needs $100…

Electricity, renewables slowly replace fossil fuels in NZ businesses

New EECA data shows fossil fuel use by businesses has been falling since 2019, but transport remains overwhelmingly reliant on diesel and petrol.

Different sperm whale ‘dialects’ detected on separate sides of the Mediterranean

Matriarchal groups in east and west exhibit distinct click patterns, used to form social structures From “Howdy” to “G’day”, English – like other languages – is rich in dialects. Now researchers have found sperm whales on different sides…

Threat of 'flesh-eating bacteria' spreads along Europe's beaches with climate change

Summer starts with millions heading to the sea, but climate‑driven Vibrio, a flesh‑eating bacterium, has already shut beaches in Spain and alarmed the Mediterranean.

Heatwave shows we are marinating in a crisis of our own making

Political inaction in the battle against climate change is costly and getting costlier

Chinese scientists love Blackpink’s Jennie so much they named a fish after her

A popular K-pop star has found an unlikely place in the scientific record after researchers in China named a newly discovered fish species after her. Jennie Ruby Jane, from Blackpink, was “a constant source of inspiration” for the master’s…