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Ice harvesters once made a living from frozen lakes and ponds, but the work was strenuous and dangerous. Then refrigeration changed everything.
Pain relievers like acetaminophen and ibuprofen are made with chemicals derived from oil. Scientists have shown how to make them from trees.
The National Ignition Facility just repeated, and improved upon, their earlier demonstration of nuclear fusion. Now, the true race begins.
We're separating the facts about EVs from the fiction.
The biggest nuclear blast in history came courtesy of Tsar Bomba. We could make something at least 100 times more powerful.
It is generally ineffective, occasionally poisonous, and driving numerous species to the brink of extinction.
Rich data on the global state of our feathered friends presents plenty of bad news — but also some bright spots.
Old coal mines can be converted into "gravity batteries" by retrofitting them with equipment that raises and lowers giant piles of sand.
Beer's flavor begins to change as soon as it is packaged. Are cans or bottles better at preserving flavor?
Left to their own devices, yeast cells will consume all available resources and poison themselves to death. Is humanity smarter than that?
It’s sustainable, nutritious and delicious. Scientists need to ramp up efforts to meet this urgent need.
Why can’t more rainwater be collected for the long, dry spring and summer when it’s needed?
If tourism is the lifeblood of the Peruvian economy, then Machu Picchu is the heart pumping that blood — in sickness and in health.
Why would the Earth suddenly start vomiting forth huge quantities of mud?
It will be able to produce 22 million pounds of cultivated meat annually.
The media sells bad news, but scientific evidence shows that we are making progress toward a greener planet.
Once water gets more than about 200 feet deep, building on the sea floor is out of the question.
Climate activists' brand of iconoclasm is far removed from the Beeldenstorm that swept medieval Europe.
Historical analyses reveal that crises almost always yield surprising benefits.
We cannot afford to dream about living on other worlds while we continue to destroy ours.
Based on data since 2000 alone, global warming is still occurring at a whopping 7-sigma significance. How hot will planet Earth get?
Environmental activists want us to feel "flight shame" if we can take a train, instead. But this isn't entirely realistic, even in Europe.
Many countries just ship their plastic waste overseas.
The world has improved in mind-blowing ways.
Flashy desalination technology is more costly and cumbersome than many other solutions.
Based on product labeling claims, scientists hypothesized that green cleaners were less toxic. They were wrong.
Pando is a stand of aspen in Utah that is 14,000 years old and weighs 12 million pounds. Humans threaten to end its long reign.
You might think it's impossible to run out of wind, but Europe's "wind drought" proves otherwise. And it's only going to get worse.