Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Author: Molly Bergen
11/25/2021
Is seaweed the future of flying?
Aircraft currently leave a major footprint on the world's climate, so can the aviation industry hope to reach net zero by the middle of the century?
11/19/2021
Ted Nordhaus on how green activists mislead and hold back progress
Twelve years ago, the UN’s climate summit in Copenhagen, COP15, was dubbed “Hopenhagen.”
11/29/2021
Opinion: Omicron’s Message
The new Covid variant has a few unkind words for the world’s governing class—and for global elites more broadly.
11/29/2021
America should invest in its federal legislature
One of my most popular takes on Capitol Hill is that both members of Congress and their staff should be paid more, a take that is sadly not that popular with the mass public.
11/29/2021
Could Roads Recharge Electric Cars? The Technology May Be Close.
But challenges await, including technical issues, regulatory barriers and many miles of highway.
11/23/2021
British man given 3D printed eye in world first, hospital says
Steve Verze, who is 47 and an engineer from Hackney, east London, was given the left eye on Thursday and first tried it for size earlier this month.
11/23/2021
This Ink Is Alive and Made Entirely of Microbes
Scientists have created a bacterial ink that reproduces itself and can be 3D-printed into living architecture.
11/23/2021
Rwandan mountain gorillas a rare conservation success
Mountain gorilla tourism in Rwanda is helping the country, its people and the animals themselves, reports Lesley Stahl on Sunday's 60 Minutes.
11/28/2021
Opinion: Scientists sharing Omicron data were heroic. Let’s ensure they don’t regret it
The teams in Africa who detected the new Covid genome moved quickly. Their actions should not result in economic loss.
11/23/2021
Portugal’s power production goes coal-free long before deadline
Portugal shut down its last remaining coal plant over the weekend, ending the use of the polluting material for electricity generation and becoming the fourth country in the European Union to do so.
11/24/2021
US jobless claims hit 52-year low after seasonal adjustments
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plummeted last week to the lowest level in more than half a century, another sign that the U.S. job market is rebounding rapidly from last year’s coronavirus recession.
11/24/2021