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Are we running out of oil?

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Amanda Coulson-Drasner
March 1, 2024

People used to be really worried about peak oil — what happened? And does it matter if we run out?

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Why this levitating German supertrain FAILED

In Germany, a test track for the Transrapid - once a 450 km/h levitating train - now sits abandoned. What went wrong?
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The organized crime you've never heard of

Illegal super‑pollutants from China flood Europe. High profits low penalties. We go undercover to expose the trade.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 17, 202620:04 min

How this tiny country won Europe's night train race

While Europe ditched sleeper trains, Austria doubled down—ÖBB leads night trains.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 10, 202616:55 min
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Planet A

We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world and challenges the way we are dealing with climate change.

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Buildings collapse after back-to-back quakes rock Venezuela

Two strong earthquakes rattled the capital and surrounding regions on Wednesday evening.
CatastropheJune 25, 2026

Venezuela hit by two powerful earthquakes

CatastropheJune 25, 2026
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