2024’s Extreme Ocean Heat Breaks Records Again, Leaving 2 Mysteries to Solve
<p> The global ocean’s surface temperature was still well above average going into 2025. Meaghan Skinner Photography/Moment via Getty Images</p>
In fact, every decade since 1984, when satellite recordkeeping of ocean temperatures started, has been warmer than the previous one.
Why Does a Rocket Have to go 25,000 mph to Escape Earth?
<p>A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with its Crew Dragon capsule launches from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in January 2024. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images</p>
There’s a reason why a rocket has to go so fast to escape Earth. It’s about gravity – something all of us experience every moment of every day.
Why Do Big Oil Companies Invest in Green Energy?
<p>A flare burns natural gas at an oil well on Aug. 26, 2021, in Watford City, N.D. <a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/BidenMethaneEmissions/bd59009031284cb2be… Photo/Matthew Brown</a></p>
Despite the relatively modest scale of investment in clean energy by oil and gas companies so far, there are several business reasons oil companies would increase their investments in clean energy over time.