Tag: science
The UK’s Ex-Climate Chief on the Country’s Lost Ambitions
Russiaâs invasion of Ukraine feels like a really pivotal moment in this narrative. In the autumn of 2022, energy prices in the UK...
The Mysterious ‘Dark’ Energy That Permeates the Universe Is Slowly Eroding
Beyond DESI, a slew of new instruments are coming online in the coming years, including the 8.4-meter Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile, NASAâs...
1 in 3 Americans Live in Areas With Dangerous Air Pollution
For Gaddy, who is African American, the report’s findings confirm what she and her neighbors in Newark’s predominantly Black South Ward have experienced...
She Didn’t Qualify for a Transplant—So Now She Has a Two...
A 54-year-old New Jersey woman has become the second living person to receive a genetically engineered pig kidney. The surgery, carried out at...
Plant-Based Meat Boomed. Here Comes the Bust
Over the past three years, the plant-based meat industry has experienced a major reversal in vibes. Sales boomed in the early months of...
Green Roofs Are Great. Blue-Green Roofs Are Even Better
Courtesy of De DakdoktersBelow that stretches a filter layer, which keeps the soil from getting into the next layer, a lightweight crate system...
How One Corporation Is Cashing In on America’s Drought
On its website, Greenstone describes itself as âa water companyâ and as âa developer and owner of reliable, sustainable water supplies.â Its CEO,...
Unruly Gut Fungi Can Make Your Covid Worse
When the team infected mice with Candida albicans strains taken from the severely affected Covid patients, they discovered that the mice generated increased...
Environmental Damage Could Cost You a Fifth of Your Income Over...
Kotz, Levermann, and Wenz suggest that this is an indication of warming we’re already committed to, in part because the effect of past...
No, Dubai’s Floods Weren’t Caused By Cloud Seeding
Dubai is underwater. Heavy storms have caused flash flooding across the United Arab Emirates, leading to shocking scenes circulating on social media: Cars...