Archive for January 2024

Throughout history, philosophers have told us that in order to best prepare for the future, we should look to the past. Wisdom, knowledge and new perspectives can often emerge out of a greater understanding of what went before. And it’s no different when it comes to predicting how nature will respond to projected climate change. […]

‘Jaws,’ published in 1974, terrified the public of sharks, but it also brought shark research into the scientific mainstream.

Bolivia was a leader in the agrarian reform movement in South America. A defining moment in its modern history was the national revolution of 1952, which started as an uprising against the feudal system that bound Indigenous communities to estates owned by wealthy families. The revolutionary government created the Instituto Nacional de Reforma Agraria (INRA) […]

He noticed the light-headedness first. Then there was stifling heat, which made everything seem to be moving in slow motion. And by the time Oscar Rodriguez, a bricklayer from Cypress, Texas, was able to find shelter under an air conditioner during a triple-digit degree day last summer, he realized that he may have just escaped […]

The Nevada Supreme Court unanimously ruled last week that the state can restrict new groundwater pumping if it will impact other users and wildlife, a decision that strikes a blow to the plan of a developer that at one time hoped to build a new city of 250,000 people in the Mojave Desert and could […]

The clean energy transition requires minerals mining, but young workers are reluctant to join an industry known for exploitation.

A federal rule makes it easier for churches, synagogues and mosques to put solar panels on the roof.

Canary Media thanks Verdagy for its support of the Clean Hydrogen series . One of the most common analogies for clean hydrogen is that it's like a Swiss Army knife for decarbonization — a handy tool that can kick dirty fossil fuel out of a number of different industries. But just because a tool can be used…

Canary Media thanks Verdagy for its support of the Clean Hydrogen series . Airplanes and cargo ships guzzle staggering amounts of oil as they soar across the sky and ply the ocean, resulting in significant planet-warming emissions every year. Several low- and zero-carbon alternatives are emerging that could…

NASA Aeronautics has released a new STEM toolkit focusing on Advanced Air Mobility for educators and students of all ages. The toolkit, comprised of numerous educational activities, is a free resource for anyone who is interested in learning more about the Advanced Air Mobility mission’s goal of enabling the use of drones and other new […]