“While language models may help generate new ideas, they cannot attack the hard part of science, which is simulating the necessary physics,” says AI professor Anima...
Farm labor is hot, backbreaking and dangerous work. To protect workers from extreme heat and workplace exploitation, farmworker Gerardo Reyes Chávez has teamed up with farm...
With some of the highest energy bills in Southeast Asia and extreme weather to match, the Philippines experiences the climate crisis — and climate activism —...
It’s not just you: the weather is getting worse. And if there’s one person who would know, it’s “America’s weatherman,” Al Roker, who’s spent decades reporting...
Megafires, or fires that burn more than 100,000 acres, are becoming more frequent worldwide, wreaking havoc on landscapes and communities — and fire experts say the...
When human rights advocate Manu Peni returned to Papua New Guinea from abroad, he built a home for himself using modern techniques — and promptly learned...
Architecture can’t ignore the realities of climate change. For time-tested solutions that perform under extreme conditions, designer Alyssa-Amor Gibbons says we should look to traditional buildings....
The deadliest severe weather phenomenon is something you might not realize: extreme heat. Eleni Myrivili, chief heat officer of the city of Athens, Greece, explains that...
No one remembers when you’re right, but no one forgets when you’re wrong. Your local weather person knows that saying all too well. But while they...
When it launches in 2022, the GOES-T satellite will keep a 24-hour watch on our planet’s weather, helping us track natural disasters in real time. But...