Science News
The State of the Climate—and of Climate Science
06.30.2009 Four scientists discuss where the climate is and where it's going.
by photography by Timothy Archibald
Forget Lightning. How Do We Catch Sunshine in a Bottle?
Renewable power is inspiring clever new ways to store electricity—and to uncork it exactly when and where it is needed. 06.17.2009
Building an Interstate Highway System for Energy
Tomorrow’s smart grid will keep the lights on and factories humming with clean (but fickle) renewable energy. 06.10.2009
New Tech Could Make Nuclear the Best Weapon Against Climate Change
Two new designs aim to make nuclear reactors safer and vastly more efficient. 06.08.2009
When Life Gives You Manure, Make Clean Fuel
The simple step of drying out animal waste can help turn it into a safer, more practical energy source. 06.04.2009
The Red Badge of Climate Change
Tracing the flow of a blood-red fluorescent dye may reveal the ultimate fate of the Greenland's ice. 05.18.2009
A Shad Situation
The population of American shad rebounded in the 1990s but is again on the wane. 05.17.2009
The Next Source of Green Energy: Your Car Itself
A new MIT invention turns shock absorbers into electric generators. 05.03.2009
20 Things You Didn't Know About... Tunnels
New York has a forgotten one, Texas has a $2 billion wasted one, and Switzerland's building the longest. 04.29.2009
Eyes in the Sky Show That Air Pollution Is Way Worse Than We Thought
New satellite tracking gives a much more accurate read on global air pollution. 04.13.2009
The World's Biggest Tornado Hunt
Next month, 100 meteorologists will try to finally understand the dynamics of tornadoes—like the one that killed three people in Mena, Arkansas, last night. 04.10.2009
Can Smart Tech Keep Chevy Volt's Battery Running Longer Than Your Laptop's?
GM says that tightly controlling how the battery charges will keep it alive for 10 years/150,000 miles. 04.09.2009
Diamonds Are a Geologist's Best Friend
Tiny carbon spheres hidden under rock and ice may be telltales of cataclysmic comet strikes. 04.06.2009
The Strange Forests that Drink—and Eat—Fog
Several forests around the world use fog to get critical moisture and nutrients. 03.30.2009
How to Tell If You're Poisoning Yourself With Fish
Researchers are creating genetic tests to determine if mercury hiding in that "healthy" dinner could be messing with your brain. 03.19.2009
Acid Rain?
The term has faded from public consciousness—but not the environment. 03.13.2009
20 Things You Didn't Know About... Time
The beginning, the end, and the funny habits of our favorite ticking force. 03.12.2009
What Is This? A Dirty Sheep?
Stay away: these poofy blobs are actually quite deadly. 03.09.2009
Seeds, From the Largest to the Oldest to the Safest
03.08.2009
Sustainable Architecture Takes Cues From the Original Green: Nature
Glass that "breathes" like gills, solar cells that imitate leaves, and other biomimetic technologies 03.02.2009
A Glow Below
Fluorescent coral captured on film 02.28.2009
