New wind turbines will test out the world’s longest wooden blades
Two companies are partnering to tackle one of the wind energy industry’s most persistent challenges—and they may set a world...
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New wind turbines will test out the world’s longest wooden blades
Two companies are partnering to tackle one of the wind energy industry’s most persistent challenges—and they may set a world...
Fire-breathing dragon sculpture not allowed to breathe fire
A famous dragon sculpture that spits out real fire is going to be a little less dramatic this month. The...
The electrochemical cells that could power fridges of the future
The recent explosion in energy-intensive artificial intelligence projects presents (many) problems, including how to keep them cool. The data centers...
Calling all philatelists: U.S. Postal Services issues two new JWST stamps
The United States Postal Service has issued two new stamps featuring stellar images beamed back to Earth by the James...
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...
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...
