I just finished the Kamala Harris memoir about the 2024 election, 107 Days. I come away from reading it even more unsettled than ever about the dystopian state of our democracy under President Donald J. Trump and his Project 2025 backers. Private companies and US citizens are hesitant to practice … [continued]
Unsurprisingly, climate risks keep growing. However, it’s not great to hear that one of the possibilities that has concerned me the most for almost two decades is getting more likely. That is the collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). The AMOC brings warm water from tropical parts of … [continued]
Florida has its share of problems, but our ability to purchase produce year round is remarkable. In my town we have an open-air produce market open seven days a week, and different selections of fresh vegetables and fruits inspire my creativity to design interesting meals. I was thinking about how … [continued]
Without a doubt, we need to install more clean, renewable energy and get more electric vehicles on the road in order to stop heating up the Earth. However, we need more than that now because we’ve already added too many greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. We all know that, but … [continued]
An international research team based at the University of Sydney in Australia has created a highly efficient, durable tandem perovskite solar cell, deploying two perovskite layers along with a silicon layer.
Space-based solar power is having another moment in the sun. The idea has been circulating for more than half a century, rising and fading with each new wave of optimism about technology’s ability to overcome gravity. The renewed excitement today stems from one thing: China has joined the conversation. When … [continued]
New research is making solar panels that have higher energy output and last longer that expected that help move the solar revolution forward.
Air pollution from fossil fuels is the main contributor to climate change. The damage caused by air pollution doesn’t stop there; it also contributes to human diseases, suffering, and premature deaths. Indu Navar, an expert researcher, caregiver, and nonprofit founder, answered some questions for us about air pollution exposure and … [continued]
Per capita CO2 emissions from primary energy consumption decreased in every state from 2005 to 2023, according to recently released data in our State Energy Data System. Total energy-related CO2 emissions in the United States fell 20% over that time, and the population grew by 14%, leading to a 30% decrease in per capita CO2 emissions. CO2 emissions across … [continued]
According to the latest Nature Index results, Harvard University is now the only American institution left in the top ten list of research organizations by contributions to leading scientific journals. It sits in second place, but far behind the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), which has pulled ahead by a … [continued]
