Xiaojun “Tom” Wang grew up in the Chinese province of Shanxi, the world’s largest coal producer. Each year, more than a billion tons of coal are...
We’re still in the dark about what 95 percent of our universe is made of — and the standard model for understanding particle physics has hit...
The world relies on manufacturing, and manufacturing relies on heat — a massive contributor to global carbon emissions, responsible for a quarter of the world’s fossil...
Climate innovation leader Rich Powell dives into the bureaucracy, bottlenecks and not-in-my-backyard attitude preventing the US from achieving its green energy goals, warning that we need...
We can produce abundant, sustainable and cheap energy — for everyone, says physicist Julio Friedmann. He explores the infrastructure, innovation and investment needed to supply energy...
In the US, people spend the overwhelming majority of their time inside buildings that burn fossil fuels, which are bad for both the environment and human...
The world has plenty of clean energy. The problem is storing that energy and getting it where we need it, when we need it, says battery...
In the long term, shutting down a coal mine means cleaner air and a healthier environment — but in the short term, it can devastate a...
Fifteen years ago, Uruguay was experiencing an energy crisis brought on by its reliance on fossil fuels; today, the nation produces 98 percent of its electricity...
“AI can be a transformational tool in our fight against climate change,” says Sims Witherspoon, a leader at the AI research lab Google DeepMind. Using wind...