Trash In Space

It sounds funny but trash is space is decidedly deadly. Of the 20,000 objects we have in orbit, 95% are Continue reading →

Renewables Change Deserts

And here’s something unexpected. Imagine implementing some people’s energy fantasies, blanketed deserts with solar and wind farms. It makes sense Continue reading →

Developing Currency Crises

Currencies are crashing. It’s happening in enough developing countries that economists and financiers are worrying about a problem what may Continue reading →

Data That Matters August 2018

August 1 is the Earth Overshoot Day for the planet. For the United States, the day is March 1. In Continue reading →

Ending And Beginning In 2040

Isaac Newton predicted the end of life as we know it in about 2060. Various computer analyses estimate the date Continue reading →

Graphene Battery

Graphene is passing from a curiosity in the lab into the development of new products (and even the entry of Continue reading →

Fast-ish Magnetic Field Flips

The bad news: Earth’s protective magnetic field can flip so north is south, south is north. That’s bad for protecting us Continue reading →

Cars As Temporary Housing

“In King County, Washington (which includes Seattle), about 3,372 people—more than half of the county’s unsheltered population—are living in vehicles. Continue reading →