The world's largest iceberg is rapidly breaking apart and melting away
A spectacular glacial demise, 40 years in the making
Environment articles
Heat waves could accelerate biological aging, scientists warn
Two years of heat waves can speed biological aging by eight to 12 days
Most Americans fear AI's impact on jobs, the military, and relationships, survey finds
The environmental impact is also a concern
Barcelona bus ran five years on fuel made from human waste
The trial produced no foul odor and far fewer emissions than traditional fuel
UK government urges Brits to "delete emails and photos" to save water
Cutting back on AI use would probably help more
Cities roll out noise cameras to crack down on loud streets
They not only measure noise but also pinpoint which vehicle is responsible, even in heavy traffic
Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers record coral loss after fifth mass bleaching event
The largest annual decline in healthy coral covers over 39 years
How much pollution does AI create? Mistral breaks it down
Measuring the planetary impact of large language models
Microsoft's climate math gets creative: AI emissions are out, sludge is in
Microsoft's carbon credits are full of crap – literally
Data center boom in Georgia sparks water worries and resident backlash
"I can't drink the water," said resident near data centers
Breakthrough non-toxic method developed to extract gold from e-waste
The water-based extraction process could revolutionize mining and recycling industries
Forward-looking: A team of Australian researchers has unveiled a breakthrough method for extracting gold that could dramatically reduce the environmental and health hazards long associated with mining and electronic waste recycling. The innovation, developed at Flinders University, offers a safer and more sustainable alternative to the use of toxic chemicals like mercury and cyanide, which have historically dominated the gold recovery industry.
A shortage of high-voltage power cables could stall the clean energy transition
A cable crunch is coming, warns NKT CEO Claes Westerlind
Scientists develop plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours
Fast-dissolving plastic offers hope for cleaner seas
Trump's plan to eliminate Energy Star could raise utility bills for American families, experts say
Make America's appliances inefficient again?
Bottom line: The Energy Star program was introduced by a Republican president in 1992. Now, a new Republican administration appears poised to shut it down for good. While the Trump administration speaks of organizational improvements, industry representatives are warning politicians about the dire consequences their actions could have on households budgets.
Seagate targets 100TB hard drives by 2030 to meet AI storage demands
Growing demand for AI data centers will push traditional storage to new heights
Geoengineering experiments to dim sunlight may soon begin in the fight against climate change
Aerosols can theoretically brighten clouds and reflect more sunlight, cooling the Earth
EV chargers now outnumber gas pumps in California
The state accounts for 30 percent of all new zero-emission vehicle sales nationwide
Researchers develop self-healing asphalt that repairs cracks, stops potholes from forming
Surprisingly, it is not well understood why cracks form in asphalt
China's reusable rockets pave the way for space-based solar power
An ambitious plan that could harvest unprecedented amounts of solar energy
2024 was the hottest year on record, surpassing the critical 1.5°C threshold
Last year also saw the hottest-ever day on record
Microsoft develops GreenSKU framework to limit environmental cost of server hardware
Leveraging memory pooling and RAID arrays
EPA approves road construction project in Florida that will use radioactive byproduct
Environmental groups criticize EPA decision on pilot project
Mozilla partners with environmentally friendly search engine Ecosia
Like Google or Bing, but greener
Microsoft's new data center design dramatically decreases water usage
A closed-loop system recycles water between servers and chillers
