ImpactHow To Survive The Next Big StormWhat’s next for cities threatened by hurricanes: re-entrenchment and planning, or simply fleeing from the coasts?
ImpactThe Radioactive Fish Of FukushimaBottom-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?
ImpactMeet The Man Who Just Geo-Hacked The OceanRuss 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.
ImpactCan 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.
ImpactEveryone Charges Their Car At The Same TimeOne 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?
ImpactThe Intertwined History Of Polar Bears And Climate ChangeBy 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.
ImpactAn 18-Rotor “Volocopter” Takes FlightIt may look crazy, but its inventors say it could change helicopters.
ImpactJust 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?
ImpactCan 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?
ImpactTrack Record: Tracing The Evolution Of Subway SystemsNew research digs up the underlying rules governing the shape of subway systems across the world.
ImpactEating Yogurt Gives Mice Big Balls (You Should Try It!)Besides generally making you healthy, a new study found that eating yogurt has some surprising benefits (at least in mice) including making their testicles, er, quite impressive.
ImpactWill Organic Food Fail To Feed The World?A new analysis suggests that farmers have to balance producing enough food for humans and preserving the environment. Neither option will work alone.
ImpactWill James Cameron’s Voyage to the Bottom Of The Sea Yield Breakthrough Drugs?The moviemaker’s expedition to the Mariana Trench could usher in a new type of undersea lab that extracts chemical compounds from microorganisms living in the deepest parts of the sea
Co.DesignReinventing Aid For Urban DisastersOur model for aid after earthquakes, floods, or other calamities is made for remote, rural areas. But most people live in cities, and we need to be prepared to care for them after disasters.
ImpactWill Genome Sequencing Actually Prevent Disease?The $1,000 genome, long just a pipe dream, is now a reality. But it may not revolutionize medicine the way we were hoping.
ImpactFossil Free: Microbe Helps Convert Solar Power To Liquid FuelUntil we get solar cars, the sun won’t be powering our trips to the store. Unless this crazy project that uses tiny bugs to convert that solar power to a fuel you can put in your gas tank pans out.
ImpactIs “All Of The Above” The Right Strategy For U.S. Energy? An Interview With Steven ChuThe U.S. government aims to improve our current energy production, but what does that mean in practice?
ImpactA Low-Tech Plumbing Challenge Searches For The iPad Of CommodesCan a Gates Foundation-funded toilet-design initiative end a foul practice in the developing world?
ImpactFear-Resistance: Should We Worry About Totally Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis?Extensively drug-resistant TB is already a scourge on health systems worldwide. Is it possible that soon there will be a mutation of the disease with no possible treatment?
ImpactTricking Stomach Microbes To Convert Seaweed To FuelSeaweed grows fast and naturally without fertilizer and is a better source of biofuel than most land-based plants. And with a little alteration, our good friend E. coli loves to eat it and spit out fuel.