Super-Earths Are Bigger and More Habitable Than Earth, and Astronomers Are Discovering More of the Billions They Think Are Out There
Astronomers now routinely discover planets orbiting stars outside of the solar system— they’re called exoplanets. But in…
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A Massive Carbon Capture Plant in Wyoming Will Pull 5 Million Tons of CO2 From the Air Each Year
Though it’s still a controversial technology, direct air capture—also called carbon capture—is gaining traction. In…
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Scientists Have Long Dreamed of a Memory Prosthesis. The First Human Trials Look Promising
Memories are finicky. I’ve been touring Atlantic Canada for the past three weeks, and already my recollection of the…
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Decarbonizing the Energy Sector by 2050 Could Save the World $12 Trillion
One of the main arguments against a rapid transition to renewable energy is the potentially enormous cost. But a new…
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Why Household Robots Like Rosie From the ‘Jetsons’ Are Still Out of Reach
With recent advances in artificial intelligence and robotics technology, there is growing interest in developing and…
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through September 17)
BLOCKCHAIN The Merge Is Here: Ethereum Has Switched to Proof of Stake Rebecca Ackermann | MIT Technology Review…
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This Sleek Solar Car Goes 600 Miles on a Charge and Is Gearing Up for Production
Last month, California became the first US state to ban the sale of combustion-engine cars after 2035. But its…
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Humans Destroyed Forests for Thousands of Years. We Can Become the First Generation to Expand Them
For thousands of years humans have destroyed forests. At the end of the last great ice age, an estimated 57 percent of…
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