Energy

an overhead shot of land split in three. the left side is dry and dusty. the middle has some vegetation, and the right side has a lot.
Climate Crisis
Desertification is destroying fertile land. Here’s how we’re fighting it.
Kristin Houser
a female presenting person in a lab coat holding a solar cell
Clean Energy
New “tandem” solar cell breaks world record
A new tandem solar cell containing layers of silicon and perovskite has demonstrated an unprecedented efficiency of 33.7%.
Kristin Houser
Clean Energy
These 4 charts show the unstoppable growth of solar
Solar is growing fast enough to displace fossil fuels from the entire global economy before 2050, but infrastructure needs to keep up.
Andrew Blakers
Series| Future of Food
A look inside farms of the future
Disaster Response
A community at the frontlines of the war on wildfire
Sustainability
Ever wonder what happens to leftover crayons?
Hacking surfboard fins to fight climate change
Sustainability
The edible six pack ring that's saving marine animals
Hacking
“Cybersecurity for plants” can stop germs from hacking our food supply
John Herlihy
Climate Crisis
The cost of sucking carbon out of the air just fell by 85%
Daniel Bier
Climate Crisis
Organic solar is (finally) efficient enough to compete
Daniel Bier
Sustainability
Three reasons we don't have more nuclear power in the US
Freethink Team
Disaster Response
Why don't we believe extreme weather forecasts?
Mike Riggs