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.
06/09/2022
For the first time in years, Gazans enjoy clean seawater
The water looks crystal blue, with no trace of sewage, the yellow sand is clean and the smell in the air is salty and pleasant, giving beachgoers in Gaza their first experience in years of clean and safe beaches.
06/01/2022
Artificial intelligence can track a coral reef’s health by learning its “song”
Researchers demonstrate how to tell damaged reefs from healthy ones using relatively cheap underwater recorders paired with new computer programs.
06/08/2022
Have we made any progress on climate change?
Yes. We're not on track for 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, but we're in a very different place than we were even five years ago.
05/27/2022
Marine biologists may have found a surprisingly low-tech solution to bycatch
Early trials of a new type of fishing net have revealed that porpoises largely avoided getting entangled in them.
06/02/2022
What Could Go Right? 2022’s coolest, cutest robots
That are coming to improve our lives. Plus, what you can do to help the gun crisis, and the Ebola virus is declared “defeated.”
05/26/2022
What Could Go Right? Breaking the gun violence cycle
Monkeypox is not the next Covid-19, wild mammals are bouncing back all over Europe, and more.
05/19/2022
DOE announces multibillion-dollar project to kickstart a carbon dioxide removal industry in US
The US Department of Energy is announcing a massive investment in direct air carbon removal projects, in hopes of kickstarting an industry that energy experts say is critical to getting the country's planet-warming emissions under control.
05/19/2022
What Could Go Right? Southeast Asia makes money moves
Millions are being lifted out of poverty, and economies are bouncing back post-pandemic.
05/05/2022
Tasmania Becomes Third in the World to Reach Negative Carbon
Thanks to the reduction of logging in old-growth forests and pulpwood production, the Australian state of Tasmania has gone negative carbon.
05/12/2022
What Could Go Right? OK, doomers
We’re paralyzed if we think everything is falling apart around us. It isn’t.
05/04/2022
A better solution to America’s big hurricane problem
Coral reefs can protect coastal cities from deadly floods, if only we keep them alive.
05/05/2022