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Oil, gas, refineries, and shipping lanes: energy as a weapon of war.
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ACCOUNT: 21 ships in 72 hours, Ukraine torches Putin's ghost fleetAI-generated
Reportage· No. 3211

ACCOUNT: 21 ships in 72 hours, Ukraine torches Putin's ghost fleet

Within 72 hours, Ukraine struck 21 vessels tied to Russia, in what Fox News describes as one of the most sweeping drone offensives Kyiv…

Your Brain Burns 20% of Your Energy for Just 2% of Your Weight
Column· No. 3031

Your Brain Burns 20% of Your Energy for Just 2% of Your Weight

The human brain accounts on average for only about 2% of an adult's total body weight, a modest figure that contrasts sharply

Why Plants Waste Almost All the Solar Energy They Receive
Column· No. 2983

Why Plants Waste Almost All the Solar Energy They Receive

Photosynthesis is often presented as one of the most remarkable mechanisms in the living world, capable of turning sunlight into chemical energy

Turning Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas, Into Liquid Fuel
Reportage· No. 2969

Turning Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas, Into Liquid Fuel

Methane occupies a peculiar place among greenhouse gases: although present in the atmosphere at a much lower concentration than carbon dioxide, its

The material that could carry electricity without any loss
Analysis· No. 2957

The material that could carry electricity without any loss

For more than a century, physicists have dreamed of materials capable of conducting electricity without the slightest loss of energy. This remarkable

Ukraine's HUR Strikes a Russian Oil Supplier Again
Note· No. 2921

Ukraine's HUR Strikes a Russian Oil Supplier Again

Ukraine's military intelligence agency, the HUR, claims to have paralyzed the computer systems of a key supplier in the Russian oil industry

Russia Forced to Beg for Indian Fuel as Its Own Shortage Bites
Essay· No. 2897

Russia Forced to Beg for Indian Fuel as Its Own Shortage Bites

Russia, one of the world's largest oil producers, has started importing fuel by sea from India, according to an exclusive Reuters investigation

Brussels Prepares a Plan B to Freeze the Russian Oil Price Cap on July 14
Column· No. 2896

Brussels Prepares a Plan B to Freeze the Russian Oil Price Cap on July 14

The European Union is preparing to activate a plan B to salvage at least part of its 21st sanctions package against Russia,

Brussels Wants to Lower the Russian Oil Price Cap to $44
Investigation· No. 2893

Brussels Wants to Lower the Russian Oil Price Cap to $44

The Russian oil price cap, currently set at $44.10 a barrel since January 15, 2026, is undergoing a crucial revision as part

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