Lightning-on-Demand Could Create the Green Fertilizer We've Been Waiting For Here's how to replace the Haber-Bosch process with something more decentralized By Cara Giaimo January 13, 2025 In this story: technology
The Right to Repair Is Essential to Reducing Electronic Waste An excerpt from the new book "Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future" By Vince Beiser December 8, 2024 In this story: technology
Bringing the Cloud Down to Earth Machine learning can help monitor emissions, predict wildfires, improve power grids, and design better batteries By Katharine Gammon December 16, 2024 In this story: technology
Here's What Happens When Big Data Takes Over a Small Town In Virginia, the planet's largest proposed data center threatens local ecosystems By Ashley Stimpson September 12, 2024 In this story: technology, ecosystems
The Carbon Footprint of Amazon, Google, and Facebook Is Growing How cloud computing—and especially AI—threaten to make climate change worse By Andrew Leonard September 11, 2024 In this story: technology, climate change
A New App Helps You Avoid Toxic PFAS Chemicals in Everyday Products The tool by Clearya also flags other toxic chemicals and suggests safer products By Jessian Choy June 25, 2024 In this story: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances), health, technology
Researchers Get Closer to Creating a Real-Life Jurassic Park Could bringing back extinct species serve a real conservation purpose? By Darren Incorvaia June 28, 2024 In this story: technology, endangered species
Solar Geoengineering Could Wreak Havoc on the Planet To respond to climate change, we should focus on ramping down fossil fuels By Krystal Vasquez September 21, 2023 In this story: technology, climate change
Solar Geoengineering Could Become the “New Form of Denial” for Silicon Valley Enthusiasts, Critics Say The idea of dimming the sun to slow climate change is gaining popularity—but only with billionaires in the Global North By Joanna Thompson September 21, 2023 In this story: technology, climate change
How Clean Is "Clean Hydrogen"? Black and brown communities are asked to bear the risks of the new energy economy. As usual. By Marilyn Berlin Snell September 13, 2023 In this story: environmental justice, clean energy, technology