12+ hour, 41+ min ago  (940+ words) A new sodium-lithium battery breakthrough could make energy storage cheaper, greener and less reliant on scarce materials. [Courtesy, Shutterstock] The world we live in today runs on batteries. But the lithium-ion batteries that dominate the market are expensive and environmentally…...

4+ mon, 5+ hour ago  (418+ words) The continued use of "forever chemicals" could cost Europe up to 1. 7 trillion euros ($2 trillion) by 2050 because of their impact on people's health and the environment, an EU-commissioned report said Thursday. The study assessed different courses of action, as Brussels is…...