Sustainability
The Clean Power That Works At Night, In Winter, And During Calm Weather
The clean power that works at night, in winter, and during calm weather Wind and solar are winning on price, but they come with a simple weakness: they follow the weather. A grid built mostly on renewables needs something that is clean and dependable when the wind drops for days or clouds roll in for a week.
By Futoshi Tachino4 months ago in Earth
Katrina Pierce Shea Nexus and Why Global Buyers Are Changing the Way They Choose Suppliers
There was a time when most companies focused only on one thing—price. If a supplier offered lower rates, businesses often moved forward without asking too many questions. The goal was simple: reduce costs and increase profit margins as quickly as possible.
By Katrina Pierce4 months ago in Earth
Under Antarctica, a robot submarine discovers unidentified constructions before losing contact and vanishing.
After travelling underwater for about 10 kilometres toward the center of the Dotson Ice Shelf in West Antarctica, an autonomous submarine investigating the shelf reported odd under-ice features before going silent. After spending weeks examining a region of about fifty square miles of ice, the vehicle known as Ran discovered patterns that defied basic melt models.
By Francis Dami4 months ago in Earth
Research on wildflowers challenges presumptions about their capacity to adjust to warmer conditions.
Stories about climate change frequently center on loss. Fragile systems disintegrate, environments diminish, and species migrate. Our understanding of how to survive in a warming environment is shaped by this story. Not all species, however, adhere to this script. Some stay put and change in ways that go against conventional wisdom.
By Francis Dami4 months ago in Earth
