For the first time ever, the electricity mix in the US had more solar power than coal power.

A couple of geeky explanations for why things might get worse than you think. All the more reason to act.

All data centres together use about as much water as a very large city.

We’re stuck with airliners powered by fossil fuels for now, but we can significantly cut emissions with innovations that reduce aerodynamic drag.

AI model predicts greater levels of wind and solar PV renewables in the global supply by 2050, sooner than current policies would predict, enough to limit global warming to 2 degrees.

A ship-borne system employing accelerated weathering of limestone to capture carbon dioxide from exhaust gas is better and cheaper than land-based systems.

We interrupt our regular newsletter on energy and the environment to have a serious talk with you about "digital hygiene."

Often thought of as the "other" nuclear energy source.

Most of us think others are more vulnerable to climate change than we are, regardless of objective reality.

Musings and evidence on the decline of higher-level reading and the art and practice of thinking well.

Keep your eye out for the fungus among us. Every year, more mycelium-based products are on the shelves ... and in your stomach.

Policy might seem slow and boring, but sometimes it's the most effective action. Solar PV for parking lots is a good example.

If you subdue the Earth, it'll subdue you back.

A brief look at the current and coming nuclear technologies and their challenges and capabilities.

One solution to plastic waste might not have any downside.

Cool new tech for refrigeration without refrigerants or compressors.

Is your life really worth nothing?

Unique dangers have created long-standing resistance to nuclear power.

Back there a ways, two roads diverged. Maybe the one less-travelled would have been a better idea.

Advances in computer modelling, distributed sensor technology, AI, and the Internet of Things combine to act as digital twins of buildings, processes, and systems for better control and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

We're here for an argument: Three different views on the global future of nuclear power.

What? Humpback whales are back from the brink?