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"When you see me, weep." When rivers dry up in Central Europe, "hunger stones" with ominous inscribed warnings from centuries past reappear.
Americans on average consumed about 58 pounds of beef and veal in 2019 – compared with a global average of 14 pounds.
EV charging stations are the most widespread alternative to gas and diesel pumps. Each alternative has its own hotspots and "deserts."
Some artifacts drown in shipwrecks, others are taken by the tide. Many others will vanish as a result of climate change and rising sea levels.
Deliveries of the $250k Lightyear 0 will start in November 2022.
“I thought, why not direct these high-power beams, instead of into fusion plasma, down into rock and vaporize the hole?”
Some ozone experts seriously doubt the findings.
Really simple interventions can greatly reduce indoor temperatures during the summer, particularly in places like the Pacific Northwest.
Aptera expects to begin delivering its solar-powered car later in 2022.
New research finds that dinosaurs were already adapted to living in cold climates before the end-Triassic mass extinction. But how?
A marine scientist explains the threat of the Loop Current, a 800-pound gorilla of Gulf hurricane risks.
Science and the sacred both allow us to retain our sense of wonder, even as disaster seems to swirl around us.
The airships have a range of 4,000 nautical miles, can fly for five days, and can cruise as high as 20,000 feet at 80 mph. They take to the skies over Spain in 2026.
An out-of-this-world idea could help reduce some of the risk of solar geoengineering.
Photosynthesis is powerful but very inefficient. Humans can improve on this biochemical process to help the planet.
A "bio-battery" made from genetically engineered bacteria could store excess renewable energy and release it as needed.
Here's what the weather phenomenon baking large parts of the country actually means.
Any alien civilization that grows to span an entire planet would spark the same effects that we have. So, what do we do about it?
This marks a historic moment in humanity’s relationship to the planet.
Wind energy is one of the cleanest, greenest sources of power. But could it have the sneaky side-effect of changing the weather?
Best in class: Denmark and Uruguay. Worst in class: Papua New Guinea, Venezuela, and Russia.
A new study of Martian dust gives insights into the ancient Martian climate. The findings hint at a wetter world.
At least 33 cities are sinking by more than 1 cm a year.
It has no moving parts and could allow us to tap into renewable energy year round.
Only 1% of corn grown is the U.S. is the type that people eat.
An effect called the "urban heat island" means that temperatures are often 10 degrees higher in cities, according to NASA.
In 100 years, perhaps this map showing humanity clustering around the equator will seem “so 21st century.”
Could Russia's plan actually destroy demand for natural gas?