Why Don’t We Cover The Desert With Solar Panels?
Youth Global WarmingExplore what would happen if we covered the Sahara Desert in solar panels, and the possibility of it solving our energy crisis.
Watch A Free-Diver Rescue This Entangled Whale Shark
Adults Global WarmingA Hawaiian family spotted this whale shark while free-diving off the coast of Lanai. First, they were excited about the rare sighting of the 20-foot-long endangered shark.
Plastic Pollution: How Humans are Turning the World into Plastic
Adults Global WarmingModern life would be impossible without plastic - but we have long since lost control over our invention.
97% of Climate Scientists Really Do Agree
Adults Global WarmingDo 97% of climate scientists really agree that humans are the main cause of climate change? Yep! Here's what the 97 percent statistic *really* means.
What Could Survive An Atomic Bomb?
Adults Global WarmingModern weapons are vastly more powerful than the relatively small bomb, so fewer cockroaches would survive today's nukes.
British Diver Exposes Sea Of Plastic Rubbish Off Bali Coast
Adults Global WarmingThe ocean currents brought us in a lovely gift of a slick of jellyfish, plankton, leaves, branches, fronds, sticks, etc.... Oh, and some plastic.
How long will human impacts last? - David Biello
Adults Global WarmingImagine aliens land on Earth a million years from now. What will these curious searchers find of us? They will find what geologists, scientists, and other experts are increasingly calling the Anthropocene, or new age of mankind. David Biello explains how the impacts that humans have made have become so pervasive, profound, and permanent that some geologists believe we merit our own epoch.
The Nuclear Waste Problem
Adults Global WarmingNuclear energy is one of the cleanest, most efficient, and most available sources of power on earth.
What is the tragedy of the commons? - Nicholas Amendolare
Adults Global WarmingIs it possible that overfishing, super germs, and global warming are all caused by the same thing? In 1968, a man named Garrett Hardin sat down to write an essay about overpopulation. Within it, he discovered a pattern of human behavior that explains some of history's biggest problems. Nicholas Amendolare describes the tragedy of the commons.
This Engineer's Crazy Plan to Clean Air with Smog-Sucking Bikes
Adults Global WarmingThese 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
Adults Global WarmingA 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
Adults Global WarmingOn 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
Adults Global WarmingThe 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
Adults Global WarmingThe 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
Adults Global WarmingDeep 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
Adults Global WarmingModern 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
Adults Global WarmingAmerica 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
Adults Global WarmingTesla 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?
Adults Global WarmingWith 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
Adults Global WarmingResearchers have just found two new ways to make solar power more efficient. Could this solve our energy crisis?