Why tech companies are shopping for nuclear power for data centers
A cooling tower at the Constellation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station in Scriba, New York, US, on Tuesday, May 9,…
How to Go to Burning Man in an Extreme Climate and Feel Good About It
“Stay away from camps that are providing ‘services’ like stylists, hair and makeup, staff, or anyone bundling housing and tickets,”…
Jane Goodall Thinks It’s Not Too Late to Save the World
While immersed in fieldwork earlier in life, Goodall recognized that lifting people out of poverty was integral to preserving biodiversity…
Mountain Bikers Are Rewilding Land by Paying the Government to Do It
Nonnative species like Sitka spruce and lodgepole pine were often favored, because of their qualities as a timber crop. Trees…
Tropical Storm Debby moving through Gulf toward Florida
A man fishes on the beach at the southern residential area in the Continental United States in the wake of…
The Fight to Save Florida’s Oranges
“We need more time,” said Rezazadeh. Growers in St. Lucie County started using the antibiotic last year. “There are some…
How to Stop Wildfire Smoke Damaging Your Health
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.When wildfires rage, the immediate threat is obvious—but smoke…
How a meteorologist helped make Twisters’ storm-chasing science as real as possible
The Current21:31Why tornados continue to fascinateThe summer blockbuster Twisters has taken the box office by storm and has boosted an…
Tornado database from Environment Canada archives offers new twist on storm chasing
A trove of documents detailing more than two centuries of tornado events in Canada is now available to anyone with…
The moon has an atmosphere (sort of). Now, astronomers have nailed down why and how
The moon may be our constant companion, but there's still a lot we have yet to understand about it.For example, it…