Texas’ Precarious Power Grid Exposes a Nasty Feedback Loop
Air conditioning saves lives. But as the planet warms, more AC use stresses the grid and drives up emissions, accelerating climate change. ..
Air conditioning saves lives. But as the planet warms, more AC use stresses the grid and drives up emissions, accelerating climate change. ..
Higher nighttime temperatures don’t just make it harder to drift off, they can disrupt your sleep cycles and leave you with low-quality rest. ..
As the world converts to electric vehicles and renewable energy, molecular tweaks to aluminum could improve its conductivity. ..
As Covid swept ICUs, doctors prescribed antibiotics to ward off secondary infections. Now bacteria have evolved resistance—but hospitals are fighting ..
The deposits discovered reportedly contain enough resources to meet global demand for 1,000 years—surpassing even China’s reserves. But experts are skeptical. ..
Sea cucumbers are squishy and soft. They also employ lethal strategies to protect themselves. ..
The cosmic probe’s long-awaited images will kick off astronomers’ science programs. ..
Marginalized groups often think about the mental impact of the climate crisis in different terms—meaning they end up crowded out of the conversation. ..
A series of recent experiments between quantum and classical computers shows the term’s ever-evolving meaning. ..
Neuroscientists uncovered an energy-saving mode in vision-system neurons that works at the cost of being able to see fine-grained details. ..