Why Is Asia So Coal Crazy?
Simple: It's a cheap way to power manufacturing plants, according to a new study. And that bodes poorly for the environment.
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Could These Truck-Sized Batteries Be the Solution to Our Renewable Energy-Storage Problem?
Until we find a way to effectively store energy, the power on California's electricity grid will rise and fall with the sun.
Who’s Buying Electric Vehicles?
In California, which has been leading the way for the adoption of electric vehicles in the U.S., the revolution is mainly centered around Silicon Valley.
The Complicated Science—and Conflict—Behind Identifying the First Native Americans
Genetic studies of living Native Americans and ancient remains are revising our theories about America’s first inhabitants.
How AirBnB Threatens Urban Creative Space
The end result of an AirBnB'd neighborhood is not a profitable artist collective; it's an international bedroom community of "post-tourist" upwardly mobile workers.
The Future of Robots Doesn’t Look Like What You Think It Looks Like
Our machines are very smart. They’re also very incompetent.
Patching Up Our Permafrost
Researchers in the Yukon are working on ways to mitigate damage from the big thaw.
Cold Temperatures Don’t Have Much to Do With Winter Deaths
As hotter summers become more deadly, warmer winters won't bring respite, according to new research.
The Crying Baby and the Sympathetic Fitbit
How a small piece of technology had a human-sized impact on a mother's relationship to her child.