The future of oil exploration lies in new technology--from massive data-processing supercomputers to 4D seismic to early-phase airborne spy technology that can pinpoint prospective reservoirs.

Oil and gas is getting bigger, deeper, faster and more efficient, with new technology chipping away at

The potential for a golden age of gas comes along with a big “if” regarding environmental and social impact. The International Energy Agency (IEA)—the “global energy authority”--believes that this age of gas can be golden, and that unconventional gas can be produced in an environmentally

As we are all aware, the recent derailments of train cars carrying oil have led to both deaths and destruction of property in both Canada and the United States, taking the problem of derailments to a new level.  A recent press release from the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and

Many people are questioning the wisdom of deliberately holding the 2014 Winter Olympics in a subtropical climate.   While it does seem rather odd, even with the nearby Caucasus Mountains that are generally snow-covered in February, a recent study titled "The Future of the Winter Olympics

A recent study published in Endocrinology looks at the chemicals used in fracking and finds that the contamination of both ground and surface water by the more than 750 chemicals used in the process is not insignificant when measured in terms of their endocrine-disrupting nature with a recent study

Now that Typhoon Haiyan has passed and left  thousands of dead and massive damage to the infrastructure in the Philippines and Viet Nam, questions are being asked about the possibility of reducing the strength of such massive tropical cyclones including both typhoons and hurricanes.

Now that it appears likely that Yasser Arafat was killed back in November 2004 by polonium poisoning, I wanted to do a brief posting on what happens when one ingests polonium (or Po-210) and how it is created.   Polonium, an element with