Technology
How Prescribed Burns Can Help Restore Eastern US Forests
A movement is growing to reintroduce controlled burns to forests and grasslands, bringing back the role of fire in creating biodiverse...
Making Science More Open Is a Potential Security Risk
The open science movement pushes for making scientific knowledge quickly accessible to all. But a new paper warns that speed can come...
Take Action Against Climate Change With These Tools and...
These apps and online spaces can help you manage your eco-anxiety—and take steps to tread more lightly on the planet.
Drones Have Transformed Blood Delivery in Rwanda
The autonomous aircraft have shuttled blood to rural, mountainous areas for years. A new analysis proves they’re faster than driving.
Get Ready for a Decade of Uranus Jokes
In an influential report that comes out once a decade, researchers propose a space mission to Uranus and a lander to Saturn’s moon,...
The Energy Crisis Is Pushing Solar Adoption—for Those Who...
Rooftop solar panels are gaining popularity as the UK faces higher energy prices. But lower-income people are being left behind once...
Scientists Want to Probe Uranus With a New Spacecraft
In an influential report that comes out once a decade, researchers propose a space mission to Uranus and a lander to Saturn’s moon,...
The Surprising Climate Cost of the Humblest Battery Material
Graphite is made in blazing-hot furnaces powered by dirty energy. Until recently, there has been no good tally of the carbon emissions.
NASA Will Roll Back Its SLS Rocket for Repairs
After three attempts to run through a test of the Space Launch System, engineers spotted a leak and a faulty valve. The fixes may...
A Brutal Wave of Bird Flu Spotlights the Need for a Poultry...
More than 27 million birds have died or been slaughtered, and wild birds are dying too. Without a shot, farmers have to rely on vigilance...
