As ‘Doomsday’ Glacier Melts, Can an Synthetic Barrier Save It?
They name it the Doomsday Glacier. A piece of Antarctic ice as large as Florida and two thirds of a…
Slowly but Surely, U.S. School Buses Are Starting to Electrify
About 20 million students in the United States ride to school each day on the familiar yellow bus. The vast…
On Navajo Lands, Historic Methods Are Restoring the Parched Earth
Right here in Burnt Corn Valley, smack in the course of the Navajo reservation’s huge Black Mesa area, the hilly…
As Ocean Waters Warm, a Race to Breed Heat-Resistant Coral
After seven years of experimentation, a team of researchers at the Coralassist Lab at Newcastle University, in the United Kingdom,…
How Mounting Demand for Rubber Is Driving Tropical Forest Loss
The elephants are gone. The trees are logged out. The Beng Per Wildlife Sanctuary in central Cambodia is largely destroyed,…
As Use of A.I. Soars, So Does the Energy and Water It Requires
Two months after its release in November 2022, OpenAI’s ChatGPT had 100 million active users, and suddenly tech corporations were…
How a Legal Loophole Allows Gas Leaks to Keep on Flowing
In the rolling hills of Washington County, west of Pittsburgh, natural gas infrastructure dots the formerly agricultural landscape, which is…
In Rush for Lithium, Miners Turn to the Oil Fields of Arkansas
The town of Smackover, Arkansas, was founded a hundred years ago when a sawmill operator got lucky: his wildcat oil…
How China Became the World’s Leader on Renewable Energy
Last November, Chinese climate envoy Xie Zhenhua and U.S. climate envoy John Kerry shook hands on a pledge to triple…
A Nuclear Power Revival Is Sparking a Surge in Uranium Mining
After sitting dormant since the 1980s, the Pinyon Plain uranium mine began operating in January on the Kaibab National Forest…