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.
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.
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.
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?
When a River Goes Missing, It's Kind of a Big Deal...
Adults Global WarmingHow 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
Adults Global WarmingEat 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
Adults Global WarmingSmartphones 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
Adults Global WarmingOur 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.