Fracking: if Liz Truss wants a major shale gas industry, she is 280 million years late: In some respects, the UK has been among the world’s most successful countries at taking action against climate change over the past few decades. Yet that progress could be reversed and thrown away for a few years of slightly …
How we discovered UK shale gas reserves are at least 80% smaller than thought: Maximov Denis / shutterstock Over the past decade, the UK has tentatively begun to exploit its reserves of shale gas through a process best known as “fracking”. But according to our new research, UK shale gas reserves are substantially lower than …
Shale gas in South Africa: game-changer or damp squib?: There are indications shale gas may be present in South Africa's Karoo. Reuters/Mike Hutchings Horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking, has in the past few decades made available the gas in previously ‘tight’ shale geologies. This has shaken up the energy sector worldwide …
‘Ovation worm’: Bizarre new Burgess Shale species detailed in journal: The Ovatiovermis is shown in a handout photo from the Royal Ontario Museum. Researchers with the Royal Ontario Museum have for the first time identified an 18-limbed worm that lived some 500 million years ago. : Weird News A bizarre photo of 80 giant birds …
Considering the technical readiness of South Africa to support the shale gas industry: South Africa's Karoo region, in the south west of the country, is thought to have significant reserves of shale gas. Shutterstock The discovery and exploitation of very large shale gas reserves in countries like the United States have transformed the energy market. …