The Nuclear Waste Problem
AdultsGlobal WarmingScienceTechnologyNuclear energy is one of the cleanest, most efficient, and most available sources of power on earth.
This Engineer's Crazy Plan to Clean Air with Smog-Sucking Bikes
AdultsGlobal WarmingScienceTechnologyThese bicycles are designed to filter smog out of the air as you ride. This could be a game changer for smoggy cities like Beijing.
An Asteroid Didn't Kill the Dinosaurs, Here's a New Theory About What Did
AdultsAnimalsGlobal WarmingHistoryScienceA new scientific model has discovered what actually happened to the earth after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs.
The science of smog - Kim Preshoff
AdultsCitiesGlobal WarmingNatureScienceEnvironmentCultureOn July 26, 1943, Los Angeles was blanketed by a thick gas that stung people's eyes and blocked out the Sun. Panicked residents believed their city had been attacked using chemical warfare. But the cloud wasn't an act of war. It was smog. So what is this thick gray haze actually made of? And why does it affect some cities and not others? Kim Preshoff details the science behind smog.
The Man Who Has Inseminated Over 1,000 Honeybees | Amazing Humans
AdultsAnimalsGlobal WarmingNatureScienceEnvironmentThe bee population has dropped dramatically and Michael Waite is taking matters into his own hands with a scheme to inseminate Queen bees.
More ice is about to break off of Antarctica - and it's what scientists feared most
AdultsGlobal WarmingNatureWorldScienceEnvironmentThe giant crack that's been racing across Antarctica Larsen C ice shelf finally met its breaking point between July 10 and 12. The result was an iceberg the size of Delaware and weighing a trillion metric tons.
How does fracking work? - Mia Nacamulli
AdultsGlobal WarmingNatureTechnologyEnergyEnvironmentDeep underground lie stores of once-inaccessible natural gas. There's a technology, called hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," that can extract this natural gas, potentially powering us for decades to come. So how does fracking work and why is it a source of such heated controversy? Mia Nacamulli explains the ins and outs of fracking.
Superblocks: How Barcelona is taking city streets back from cars
AdultsCitiesGlobal WarmingTransportationEnvironmentDesignModern cities are designed for cars. But the city of Barcelona is testing out an urban design trick that can give cities back to pedestrians.
Why there are twice as many solar jobs as coal jobs
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyWorkEnergyEconomyEnvironmentAmerica is changing how it gets its energy, and coal is losing out.
Tesla's Model 3 is coming in July - here's everything you need to know
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyTransportationAutomotiveTesla is gearing up for the big reveal of the Model 3, its first mass-market car. CEO Elon Musk unveiled the car in March of 2016, but Tesla will show off the production version of the sedan in July. The summer premiere will offer the roughly 400,000 customers who preordered the vehicle a chance to see the final version before deliveries begin at the end of the year.
Wait... Is China Really the Leader in Green Energy?
AdultsGlobal WarmingWorldPoliticsEnvironmentEconomyWith plans to pull out of the Paris climate deal, the US is quickly falling behind in the race for clean energy. So who's winning?
Storing the Sun's Energy in Liquid Could Change Solar Forever
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyScienceEnvironmentEnergyResearchers have just found two new ways to make solar power more efficient. Could this solve our energy crisis?
When a River Goes Missing, It's Kind of a Big Deal...
AdultsEcologyGlobal WarmingNatureEnvironmentHow does a river suddenly disappear? It gets stolen! How do you steal a river? With climate change!
Food waste is the world's dumbest problem
AdultsFoodGlobal WarmingEnvironmentEat your peas! It's the easiest way to fight climate change.
Climate Lab - Climate Lab - Why your old phones collect in a junk drawer of sadness
AdultsGadgetsGlobal WarmingTechnologyEnvironmentSmartphones shouldn't be so disposable. Could fixing the way we make our phones help solve climate change?
What are the challenges of nuclear power? - M. V. Ramana and Sajan Saini
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyEnergyEconomyOur ability to mine great amounts of energy from uranium nuclei has led some to bill nuclear power as a plentiful, utopian source of electricity. But rather than dominate the global electricity market, nuclear power has declined from a high of 18% in 1996 to 11% today. What happened to the great promise of this technology? M.V. Ramana and Sajan Saini detail the challenges of nuclear power.
Going green shouldn't be this hard
AdultsEnvironmentGlobal WarmingSocietyBusinessGoing green does not need to be a sacrifice, either for us as individuals or for businesses, governments and the economy.
Why humans are so bad at thinking about climate change
AdultsGlobal WarmingHumanPsychologyEnvironmentThe biggest problem for the climate change fight isn't technology - it's human psychology.
How this guy found 83 messages in bottles
AdultsCreativityGlobal WarmingScienceTravelNatureCultureClint Buffington has found 83 messages in bottles - and you could probably do it too. Vox's Zachary Crockett and Phil Edwards found out how.
What Ever Happened To Saving The Rainforest?
AdultsEnvironmentGlobal WarmingNatureSocietyPoliticsThe efforts to save the Amazon rainforest actually did save it. However, new threats have arisen to combat conservation efforts.