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A small town in Saxony has figured out how to run entirely on biomass—and create an energy surplus.

If climate change reaches scientists' more dire predictions, it could change every facet of our society. But some industries will be especially hammered.

Nuclear fusion reactors, particle colliders, and other big-science rely on giant magnetic fields. But nature's most powerful magnets blow even our best efforts away.