FAST FACTS: Geothermal energy comes from heat in the earth’s core and has been used by people for cooking and heating for thousands of years The first geothermal energy plant opened in Italy in 1904. It produced enough steam to power five light bulbs. Geothermal energy is weather-independent unlike wind, hydro and solar,…
Trees are both a critical and majestic part of our environment. But which ones have been doing their job for humanity and our planet the longest? What is the oldest living tree in the world? Pity Methuselah. Since 1957 this 4,600-year-old bristlecone pine has held the title of the world’s oldest living tree. However, its…
Would you be prepared to dig a 1600-metre-deep hole in search of fertiliser? That’s exactly what one of the world’s most audacious mining projects is doing in the UK. The modest name “Woodsmith Mine” may not instil a sense of edge-of-technology adventure, but it is set to become one of the more novel mining projects on the…
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