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How To Survive The Next Big Storm

What’s next for cities threatened by hurricanes: re-entrenchment and planning, or simply fleeing from the coasts?

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The Radioactive Fish Of Fukushima

Bottom-dwelling fish continue to be found with high levels of radioactive elements. What does this mean for the clean-up, and the future of the surrounding environment?

Fast Company

Meet The Man Who Just Geo-Hacked The Ocean

Russ George recently dumped 120 tons of iron ore into the ocean to take the idea of geoengineering the ocean’s plankton to suck up carbon dioxide from theory to reality. He’s been both celebrated and vilified for his actions. Here is why he did it.

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Can We Fight Poverty And Climate Change At The Same Time?

Combining humanitarian aid, economic development and environmental improvement may be the only way for the global community to bolster its resilience to 21st-century challenges.

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Everyone Charges Their Car At The Same Time

One fear of electric cars is that they will crush the grid as everyone plugs in at the same time. It turns out to be totally true. How can we convince people to think differently about charging?

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The Intertwined History Of Polar Bears And Climate Change

By studying the genetic record for clues as to how the bears managed to adapt to the frozen North, scientists hope to find hints about how they might re-adapt to a much warmer home.

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An 18-Rotor “Volocopter” Takes Flight

It may look crazy, but its inventors say it could change helicopters.

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Just How Much Of The Planet Do We Have Left?

The idea of planetary boundaries–the maximum amount of resources we can use–is controversial and debatable. How do we know when we’ve simply depleted too many of our natural resources to recover?

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Can A New Kind Of Battery Spark A Real Electric Car Revolution?

The lithium ion cells from batterymaker A123 appear to do away with many of the problems (explosiveness, expensiveness) that have made cars powered by batteries a hard sell. Will this be the point that EVs turn the corner?

Fast Company

Track Record: Tracing The Evolution Of Subway Systems

New research digs up the underlying rules governing the shape of subway systems across the world.

Ideas

This New Meal Kit Delivery Service Isn’t For Tired Home Cooks–It Fights Hunger

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The Most Charitable Cities In America

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Cities Full Of Autonomous Vehicles Could End Up Less Machinelike–And More Human

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Microsoft Launches New Branded Podcast On How The Future Of Tech Is Decided Today

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“Bajillion Dollar Properties” Creator Kulap Vilaysack Wants To Be the Asian Shonda Rhimes

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Alibaba CMO Says Don’t Compare The Chinese Company To Amazon. It’s Much Bigger.

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Ikea And Apple May Be Cooking Up The Next Big Thing In Retail

Spaces

This Pavilion Is Designed Around The Solstices Like A Modern Stonehenge

Innovation By Design

Meet The Biohacking Pioneers Who Are Redesigning Their Own Bodies

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This New Meal Kit Delivery Service Isn’t For Tired Home Cooks–It Fights Hunger

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VR For The Masses? That’s YouTube’s Goal With A New Format And New Tools

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Scientific American

Stories by Scientific AmericanRSS

How To Survive The Next Big Storm

What’s next for cities threatened by hurricanes: re-entrenchment and planning, or simply fleeing from the coasts?

The Radioactive Fish Of Fukushima

Bottom-dwelling fish continue to be found with high levels of radioactive elements. What does this mean for the clean-up, and the future of the surrounding environment?

Meet The Man Who Just Geo-Hacked The Ocean

Russ George recently dumped 120 tons of iron ore into the ocean to take the idea of geoengineering the ocean’s plankton to suck up carbon dioxide from theory to reality. He’s been both celebrated and vilified for his actions. Here is why he did it.

Can We Fight Poverty And Climate Change At The Same Time?

Combining humanitarian aid, economic development and environmental improvement may be the only way for the global community to bolster its resilience to 21st-century challenges.

Everyone Charges Their Car At The Same Time

One fear of electric cars is that they will crush the grid as everyone plugs in at the same time. It turns out to be totally true. How can we convince people to think differently about charging?

The Intertwined History Of Polar Bears And Climate Change

By studying the genetic record for clues as to how the bears managed to adapt to the frozen North, scientists hope to find hints about how they might re-adapt to a much warmer home.

An 18-Rotor “Volocopter” Takes Flight

It may look crazy, but its inventors say it could change helicopters.

Just How Much Of The Planet Do We Have Left?

The idea of planetary boundaries–the maximum amount of resources we can use–is controversial and debatable. How do we know when we’ve simply depleted too many of our natural resources to recover?

Can A New Kind Of Battery Spark A Real Electric Car Revolution?

The lithium ion cells from batterymaker A123 appear to do away with many of the problems (explosiveness, expensiveness) that have made cars powered by batteries a hard sell. Will this be the point that EVs turn the corner?

Track Record: Tracing The Evolution Of Subway Systems

New research digs up the underlying rules governing the shape of subway systems across the world.

Ideas

This New Meal Kit Delivery Service Isn’t For Tired Home Cooks–It Fights Hunger

The Most Charitable Cities In America

Cities Full Of Autonomous Vehicles Could End Up Less Machinelike–And More Human

Entertainment

Microsoft Launches New Branded Podcast On How The Future Of Tech Is Decided Today

“Bajillion Dollar Properties” Creator Kulap Vilaysack Wants To Be the Asian Shonda Rhimes

Alibaba CMO Says Don’t Compare The Chinese Company To Amazon. It’s Much Bigger.

Co.Design

Ikea And Apple May Be Cooking Up The Next Big Thing In Retail

This Pavilion Is Designed Around The Solstices Like A Modern Stonehenge

Meet The Biohacking Pioneers Who Are Redesigning Their Own Bodies

Fast Company

This New Meal Kit Delivery Service Isn’t For Tired Home Cooks–It Fights Hunger

VR For The Masses? That’s YouTube’s Goal With A New Format And New Tools

After Uber, Here Are 5 CEOs We Can’t Believe Still Have Jobs