Maybe Green Energy Needs ‘Information Batteries’ Too
Researchers are exploring whether tech giants can precompute certain data when the grid is humming with solar or wind power, then stash it away for later use.
Kombucha Cultures Could Be the Key to Better Water Filters
A study found that filtration membranes formed from SCOBYs are more effective at preventing bacterial growth than commercial equivalents.
Inside the International Effort to Save One Tiny Mexican Fish
Scientists and schoolchildren worked together to bring the tequila fish back from extinction in the wild.
What It’s Like to Give Up Air Travel to Curb Climate Change
These three families gave up flying to reduce their emissions. Here's how it's shaping their relationship to people and places.
So Hey Here’s a Tortoise Hunting and Eating a Baby Bird
How does one of the slowest animals on Earth manage to chase down a bird? Have a look for yourself.
Can This Sun-Reflecting Fabric Help Fight Climate Change?
An experimental textile called metafabric is designed to cool down the wearer and reduce the need for air-conditioning.
A Plan to Slow the Creep of the Sahara—by Planting Gardens
People along the desert’s border are building a kind of circular plot called a tolou keur to keep the soil fertile and to slow desertification.
Wildfires Used to Be Helpful. How Did They Get So Hellish?
Fires are supposed to reset ecosystems, paving the way for new growth. But human meddling and climate change have turned them into monsters.
This AI Helps Detect Wildlife Health Issues in Real Time
A system that scans animal rehabilitation center data could provide early alerts when a disease is spreading.
Want to Slash Carbon Emissions? Start With These Power Plants
The worst 5 percent of energy producers account for almost 75 percent of the sector’s emissions.