History & Culture

Soaring solar and a surge in hydro push more coal off the US grid

Table of ContentsThe Brief Coal Comeback—And Why It FizzledSolar Power’s Stellar RiseThe Hydro Surge: A…

May 23, 2026 Alex Hayes
Nature & Environment

JWST maps the weather on a hot gas giant 700 light-years away

Table of ContentsThe Weather Report from a World 700 Light-Years Away: JWST Reveals Cloudy Mornings…

May 22, 2026 Alex Hayes
Nature & Environment

Starts With A Bang podcast #129 – Triton and the outer solar system

The Frozen Frontier: Why Triton and the Outer Solar System Deserve Our Attention Beyond the…

May 11, 2026 Alex Hayes
Nature & Environment

The Download: the North Pole’s future and humanoid data

Table of ContentsUnearthing the Arctic’s Hidden PastThe Humanoid Data Gold RushThe AI Arms Race: Billions…

May 1, 2026 Alex Hayes
Nature & Environment

Motorola beats Samsung, Google to silicon-carbon batteries in the US

Table of ContentsThe Science Behind the Power: Why Silicon-Carbon Batteries Are a Game-ChangerMotorola’s Strategic Gambit:…

April 30, 2026 Alex Hayes
Nature & Environment

Fiery Fall Color in Southern Chile

Table of ContentsThe Southern Fire: Patagonia’s Dazzling Autumn SpectacleThe Architects of Autumn: The Southern BeechA…

April 28, 2026 Alex Hayes
Nature & Environment

The Download: introducing the Nature issue

Table of ContentsThe End of Wild: Rethinking Nature in a Human-Shaped WorldThe Illusion of the…

April 23, 2026 Alex Hayes
Nature & Environment

The quest to measure our relationship with nature

The Hidden Scorecard: How Scientists Are Redefining Our Relationship with Nature For generations, environmentalism has…

April 17, 2026 Alex Hayes