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
01/07/2022
Green Upheaval: The New Geopolitics of Energy
It is not hard to understand why people dream of a future defined by clean energy. As greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow and as extreme weather events become more frequent and harmful, the current efforts to move beyond fossil fuels appear woefully inadequate.
01/01/2022
The return of sail power
The shipping industry causes a ton of pollution. Flying an enormous kite off the bow could change that.
01/02/2022
A possible cervical cancer screening tool? A menstrual pad.
Speculums. Stirrups. Paper gowns. Human papillomavirus screening via a Pap smear can range from inconvenient to humiliating. But in the future, a new study suggests, cervical cancer screening could be as easy as wearing a sanitary pad.
01/04/2022
Beijing meets state air quality standards for first time in 2021
The Chinese capital Beijing met state air quality standards for the first time last year, officials said on Tuesday, a milestone lauded by experts, who also warned that pollution remained high in one of the world's most populous cities.
01/03/2022
From windows to jackets to furniture, solar power is being totally revolutionized
In January 2021, five craftswomen from Mozambique and three designers from The Netherlands came together in Linga Linga–a tiny peninsula in Mozambique–for a three-week design residency. It resulted in two prototypes: a lampshade that lights up in the dark, and a small handbag that charges a phone.
12/13/2021
Reweaving the wild
Human roads have utterly fragmented the world of wild animals but the engineering to reconnect the pieces is in our grasp.
01/06/2022
‘Great Blue Wall’ aims to ward off looming threats to western Indian Ocean
Ten nations in the western Indian Ocean committed this November to create a network of marine conservation areas to hasten progress toward the goal of protecting 30% of the oceans by 2030.
12/31/2021
Reasons to be optimistic in 2022
2021 was rough. But we can find hope in humanity's long march of progress.
01/04/2022
D.C. students will get free pads and tampons in school bathrooms
D.C. students will have access to free pads and tampons in school bathrooms, under legislation approved Tuesday by the D.C. Council.
01/06/2022
Crypto cannot easily be painted green
A tricky question for mainstream investors in 2022: can you dabble in digital gold without getting your hands dirty?
01/04/2022
Opinion: The Omicron Surge Is Different
I manage nurses at an ICU in Miami. I didn’t want to believe this was happening again.
01/06/2022