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In Africa, a Growing Underground Solar Boom

Households and businesses are driving a solar boom in Africa, where rooftop arrays and other small systems account for the bulk of new solar...

The rush to power data centers is weakening the Clean Air Act

Across the country, the electricity needs of data centers have been a major driver of the widespread resistance to speedy development. The rapid buildouts...

How to deal with burnout on a burning planet

In this month’s Ask a Climate Therapist column, we’re tackling two questions at once — each examining similar themes of burnout and paralysis from two...

Storage for the long haul: £28 million innovation competition launches

A £28 million UK programme has been launched to develop energy storage technologies capable of supplying electricity for more than 100 hours, with advanced...

In the American West, wildfire comes for the suburbs

Somersett, a short drive from downtown Reno, Nevada, is a peaceful place where homes with sweeping, high-desert views line cul-de-sacs, and roads meander through...

Earthquake fault irregularities control rupture speed and influence ground motion

Earthquakes that propagate at higher speeds make the ground move more than it would in slower but otherwise comparable earthquakes, say geophysicists. Using physics-based...

New research shows the world isn’t doing nearly enough to fix its food problem

A new report finds that across the globe, progress toward developing more sustainable, resilient food systems is not advancing fast enough to meet internationally...

Nickel boom puts Indonesia’s biodiversity goals under pressure: study

Indonesia holds the world’s largest nickel reserves and has rapidly expanded production, which a new study says has grown roughly tenfold over the past...

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