Welcome aboard the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell superyacht
Superyachts are notoriously dirty luxury toys, with a single billionaire’s boat emitting as much as 7,020 tons of CO2 per...
Climate change
A new solution proposed for drought-stricken Panama Canal goes around it
As droughts continue to deplete the Panama Canal’s water levels, the maritime trading hub’s operators are planning a workaround. On...
Melting ice makes Arctic a target for a new deep sea internet cable
Each day an estimated 95 percent of the world’s data travels across the roughly 900,000 miles of submarine fiber optic...
When climate change throws the Pacific off balance, the world’s weather follows
The Pacific Ocean is a juggernaut. It’s the largest ocean on our planet, almost double the size of the Atlantic....
EPA says over half of all new cars must be EVs or hybrids by 2032
The Biden administration has announced some of the biggest pollution regulations in US history. On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency...
6 tick-borne diseases you really don’t want to get
Tick season is not only starting sooner—it’s becoming a year-round event. While April through September are usually the most active...
NASA and Google Earth Engine team up with researchers to help save tigers
Less than 4,500 tigers remain in the world, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Habitat...
Chevron’s carbon offsets are mostly ‘junk,’ according to global watchdog investigation
Update May 25, 2023: This post has been updated with a comment from Chevron. The already questionable $2 billion a...
Chevron’s carbon offsets are mostly ‘junk,’ according to global watchdog investigation
Update May 25, 2023: This post has been updated with a comment from Chevron. The already questionable $2 billion a...
These massive, wing-like ‘sails’ could add wind power to cargo ships
The concept of a sailboat might conjure up thoughts of swanky sailing holidays or fearsome pirates—and some companies are hoping...
These massive, wing-like ‘sails’ could add wind power to cargo ships
The concept of a sailboat might conjure up thoughts of swanky sailing holidays or fearsome pirates—and some companies are hoping...
The Montreal Protocol had a dramatic ice-saving side effect
The decades-old international treaty that banned ozone-depleting substances has successfully averted huge amounts of sea ice loss—delaying the first ice-free...
