Will the world fall in love with nuclear power once more?
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The Simpsons did nuclear power dirty. With towers looming...
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NASA is calibrating new clocks so people can live on the moon
Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have calculated a new system for measuring lunar time. While not needed for...
When everything in the universe changed
This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. For millions of years following the Big Bang, after the universe’s roiling...
Solving renewable energy’s sticky storage problem
This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. When the Sun is blazing and the wind is blowing, Germany’s solar...
Swirling galaxy arms, a cosmic sombrero, and a dead supernova: Our favorite JWST images from 2024
From the moment it unfurled its distinctive hexagonal mirrors in early 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope has treated the...
‘Funny dark matter:’ Something is wrong about our theory of the expanding universe
Ever since the early 20th century, we’ve known that the universe is expanding. Exactly how quickly it’s expanding, however, remains...
How giant ‘batteries’ in the Earth could slash your electricity bills
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Solar panels and wind turbines give the world...
How to produce hydrogen gas as cleanly as possible
This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like...
Baseball’s legendary ‘magic mud’ finally analyzed by scientists
While it can’t be credited with winning the Los Angeles Dodgers their eighth World Series championship, baseball’s “magic mud” is...
Why aren’t we driving hydrogen powered cars yet? There’s a reason EVs won.
Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles aren’t just fodder for science fiction or far-out R&D experiments. Cars fueled by hydrogen, like the Toyota...
A nuclear waste tanker ship is testing a 65-foot-tall wing-sail
As engineers and researchers continue to create new sustainable shipping vessels and alternative fuel sources, some groups are instead looking...
‘Electro-agriculture’ may help plants grow in the dark
Plants use photosynthesis to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into molecules that they can metabolize. However, this isn’t the only process...
