FORD’S FIRST ELECTRIC TRUCK
Ford’s F-150 Lightning is a relatively inexpensive electric version of America’s most popular vehicle. The more expensive version’s extended battery[…]
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FORTHCOMING HURRICANE SEASON
Looks like we’re in for it again. Federal scientists forecast that 2021 could see in the range of 13 to[…]
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LITHIUM BATTERY
Partial photo: Sophie Jonas Today’s lithium-ion batteries are too heavy, too expensive and take too long to charge. A new[…]
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IMPENDING DISASTERS
Partial photo: Egor Vikhrey The federal government spends about $46 billion per year on recovery from disasters–seven times the level[…]
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PROMISING PLANT USAGE
Partial photo:Roberto Carlos Roman Don Leftover crops release carbon back into the atmosphere, mostly through decomposition, but turning agricultural waste[…]
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GROWING GRIEF
Sunflower photo: Nataly Alhimova Wildfires are bigger (starting earlier in the year); heat waves are more frequent; seas are warmer;[…]
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CREATING CLOTHING FROM ALGAE
Partial photo: Junko Nakase 3D printing can be used to make a tough, sustainable material from algae that could be[…]
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MORE FREQUENT FLOODING
Partial photo: Willian Justen de Vasconcellos The “Third Pole” of the Earth,the high mountain ranges of Asia,bears the largest number[…]
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DIRECT AIR CAPTURE OF CO2
Use of zeolites (minerals containing mainly aluminum and silicon oxides) could help diminish the CO2 problem. Scientists have designed an[…]
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GLACIERS: GOING, GOING, GONE
Partial photo: Chirag Saini Almost all the world’s glaciers (around 220,000 in total) are becoming thinner and losing mass, and[…]
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