Method turns stinky hydrogen sulfide into better stuff

A new method uses gold nanoparticles to convert hydrogen sulfide into high-demand hydrogen gas and sulfur in a single step.

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
Nov. 9, 2022 ~5 min

Decaying Red Sea tanker could be an oil spill time bomb

"The time is now to prevent a potential devastation to the region's waters and the livelihoods and health of millions of people..."

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
Dec. 30, 2020 ~5 min


Living near oil or gas wells may up preterm birth risk

Living near a oil or gas well may increase the chance of spontaneous preterm birth, a new study looking at women living near wells in California finds.

Danielle Torrent Tucker-Stanford • futurity
June 14, 2020 ~7 min

How can oil prices plunge below zero?

Oil prices have crashed like never before. Here, an expert explains why that is and what it would take to get things back to normal.

Rose Brandt-Arizona • futurity
April 22, 2020 ~10 min

Offshore oil platforms spew lots of methane

Sampling the air over offshore oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico suggests the federal government's calculations of methane emissions are too low.

Jim Lynch-Michigan • futurity
April 14, 2020 ~7 min

Polymers are the physics secret behind huge soap bubbles

Giant bubble blowers on the street inspired a study that sheds light on new fundamental physics. You can also try the researchers' giant bubble recipe.

Carol Clark-Emory • futurity
Feb. 3, 2020 ~7 min

What’s behind the protests in Iraq?

Protests in Iraq have raged since September. A Middle East studies expert explains who the protestors are and what they want.

Jarret Bencks-Brandeis • futurity
Dec. 12, 2019 ~1 min

Fracking isn’t the worst way to get at oil and gas

"The amount of water injected and produced for conventional oil and gas production exceeds that associated with fracking... by well over a factor of 10."

Mari Jensen-Arizona • futurity
Aug. 20, 2019 ~8 min


Watch grainy stuff like sand behave like oil

When the conditions are right, granular materials can act a lot like water or oil, which could help with drug manufacturing.

ETH Zurich • futurity
May 8, 2019 ~4 min

When oil rigs become reefs, everyone benefits

Transforming retired rigs into reefs has major upsides for ocean life, oil companies, conservationists, and fishers.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
Feb. 1, 2019 ~8 min

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