Sustainability

Gaming

Xbox Sustainability Toolkit Aims to Make Game Development More Eco-Friendly

ByJen Glennon

Every little bit helps.

Science

A Promising Breakthrough Could Save This Controversial Climate Tech

ByJoanna Thompson

Direct air carbon capture could get a much-needed makeover.

Laptops

Lenovo’s ThinkPad Z13 Makes Eco-Conscious Tech Look Good

ByJackson Chen

The ThinkPad Z13 will certainly turn some heads with its flax fiber design.

Sustainability

New Zealand’s Plan to Tax Cow Burps Misses a Crucial Point

ByKevin Trenberth and The Conversation

It might not be the best climate solution.

Science

Cooking Oil, Hydrogen, and Corn: How Much Sustainable Fuel Do We Need for Net-zero Flights?

ByCandelaria Bergero, Steve Davis and The Conversation

Aviation is also one of the economy’s hardest-to-decarbonize sectors.

Space

Scientists Proposed a Massive Moon Dust Shield to Combat Climate Change. Could It Really Work?

ByJeff Nagle

The best place to start looking at cooling the Earth might not be on the Moon.

Science

Millions of People Are at Risk of This Rare Climate Change Threat — Study

ByTara Yarlagadda

Flooding from glacial lakes is already threatening millions of lives due to climate change.

Science

7 Years Ago the World Agreed to Slow Down Climate Change — But a New Report Shows an Uneven Future

ByTara Yarlagadda

It may no longer be possible to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, but the climate future is still uncertain, a new report says.

Science

Does the Doomsday Clock actually mean anything? Experts weigh in

ByJon Kelvey

The Cold War relic has a strange history and so-so effectiveness — but it may not be the point.

Reel Science

The best mystery thriller on Netflix ignores a basic fact about hydrogen energy

ByTara Yarlagadda

Could a solid hydrogen crystal really power our homes today? Experts weigh in on Glass Onion.

Science

Look: Primate relative shows how ancient animals adapted to global warming

ByJennifer Walter
Gear

Lightyear is going all or nothing on making an affordable solar EV

ByJackson Chen

That means abandoning production on its flagship Lightyear 0.

and I feel fine

The Doomsday Clock is now at 90 seconds to midnight — here's what that means

ByKiona Smith

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight than ever, citing Russia's war on Ukraine and the worsening climate crisis.

Climate Crisis

Elephants could be key to saving the planet — here’s why

ByTara Yarlagadda

Big problems require big solutions — literally.

Wacky weather

Time-lapse shows shocking temperature changes between December and January

ByJennifer Walter

It’s not just your imagination.

This week in science

NASA ends Geotail mission and more: Understand the world through 7 images

ByRobin Bea