Scientists Are Tinkering With Clouds to Save the Great Barrier Reef
Super-reflective clouds could shelter coral from scorching sunlight. But environmentalists are concerned that such plans could prolong our addiction to fossil fuels.
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A Crypto Company Thinks It Can Help Fight Climate Change
Toucan is leveraging blockchain to reinvent the carbon credit market. But thorny questions abound.
Brace Yourself For the Comeback of Citizen Scientists
From water-testing polluted rivers to measuring radiation levels, ordinary people are taking environmental research into their own hands.
The Future of EV Charging is Bidirectional, If You Can Afford It
Idle electric vehicles could act as massive batteries for homes and the energy grid. But the technology to pull this off is tricky.
People Hate the Idea of Car-Free Cities—Until They Live in One
Removing cars from urban areas means lower carbon emissions, less air pollution, and fewer road traffic accidents. So why are residents so resistant?
Flooding Wetlands Could Be the Next Big Carbon Capture Hack
The Nywaigi people in Australia have discovered a way to sequester carbon, boost coastal biodiversity, and create jobs.
Illegal Trawlers Are No Match for Undersea Sculptures
Trailing weighted nets across the seabed wrecks fish stocks and kills carbon-capturing seagrasses—but one fisherman’s sculpture project has turned the tide.
Elon Musk accused Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott of destroying Western civilization with her philanthropy. Then she quietly doubled her donations.
Scott said she will donate $640 million to more than 360 nonprofits. The sum is more than double the $250 million sum she initially planned to give.
How many leather jackets does Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang own? An investigation into the billionaire’s cool signature look.
He wore at least six different jackets in recent years, including a recent Tom Ford pick.
Former Trump advisor Peter Navarro will serve his sentence at a prison an inmate called ‘paradise’
Former Trump advisor Peter Navarro reported for prison at a minimum-security federal satellite camp in Miami. Here’s what he can expect from his stay.