Engineers are using a unique test facility called the Wall of Wind to develop housing that’s both affordable and disaster-resistant.…
The stories of a whale, a panther and a butterfly help explain why new interpretations of the Endangered Species Act could…
If fossil fuel companies misled the public about the dangers of their products, should they be required to pay for damages…
The Antarctic ice sheet’s future depends how a chain of events plays out. A new study finds the evidence points in one…
Several factors make for high water levels, and they conspired to worsen the storm surge that flooded coastal areas from…
No longer viewed only as waste, used cooking oil is a common ingredient in biofuels.
Any work to ease current shortages and price hikes while the Strait of Hormuz remains closed will take years and billions…
A regional permafrost map can’t tell a builder if a particular foundation or road will survive as temperatures rise. Engineers…
Seven months into the US conflict with Iran, with no clear end in sight, the global oil market has now largely exhausted…
The people of northern Virginia have been living with data centers for many years. But even they are resisting new developments.…
There’s not much diesel fuel lying around, and lots of people want to buy what is available, as well as what little is…
Today, China controls the vast majority of rare earths processing. That gives it enormous political leverage, and its trade…
Storms like 2026’s Hurricane Polo that rapidly intensify can catch communities off guard and leave little time to prepare…
The catastrophic story is familiar, but the insight, and the ending, offer an opportunity, and perhaps motivation, for modern…
Players have been injured by lightning during games, and a strike to the stands could hurt a lot of fans.
Keeping aging coal plants open, building new gas plants and choices about pollution controls affect electricity bills. Pollution…
Aging levees and dams are only the beginning of the risks communities face. One of the biggest challenges is helping people…
Getting Loss and Damage Fund money would be worth a lot more than the $20 million Nepal is asking for. The foreign minister…
The country, and the world, have been losing diesel refining capacity for many years and can’t just ramp up production…
Decades of pollution at Pittsburgh brownfields left bacteria that evolved to survive it – and maybe help clean up contaminated…