Vulcan Logic and the Missing Sink
Researchers studying a mashup of existing data are tracking exactly where carbon is entering — and exiting — the atmosphere.
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Concrete Solutions for Climate Change
New concrete manufacturing processes are not only green, they take carbon out of circulation.
Let’s Get Wind Power Off the Ground
A new crop of entrepreneurs believes that wind power can and should take to the skies — literally.
A Visit to Dirty Snow Cones National Park
The eponymous highlights of Glacier National Park are fast disappearing.
If Bridges Could Talk …
New monitoring systems should make smart bridges that let on when they're feeling fatigued.
The Most Widespread Global ‘Happening’ Ever?
Whether meaningful mass grassroots action or silly stunt, the political theater of the International Day of Climate Action made a splash.
‘We Are the First to Go’
Students on island of Yap learn that climate change is not an abstraction in their futures.
Before the Flood
The U.S. spends billions on levees, but river flooding still causes havoc across the country. Vermont has a better way.
Snagging Free-Range Solar Power in Space Is an Option
Floating solar cells far above Earth and beaming the energy to the grid has shifted from loony to funded.
All the Pretty Beach Horses
Can the descendants of horses left by Spanish explorers coexist with native plants and animals on North Carolina's environmentally sensitive Outer Banks? A study will tell.