Google ditched autopilot driving feature after test user napped behind wheel
Alphabet Inc’s self-driving car unit stopped developing features that required drivers to take control in dangerous situations
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Internet giants told: Accept cyber curbs to be welcome in China
Google and Facebook will have to accept China’s censorship and tough online laws if they want access to its 751 million internet users ...
Trump draws rebukes after touting aviation safety record
U.S. President Donald Trump took credit on Tuesday for a record year of safety for commercial aviation in 2017, swiftly drawing criticism and derision from commentators who said the achievement reflected trends predating his administration.
The Carbon Counters: Tracking Emissions in a Post-Paris World
In the wake of the Paris climate agreement, developing countries find themselves in need of analysts capable of monitoring their emissions.
On burning ground: The Human cost of India’s push to produce more coal
As part of India's modernization program, Prime Minister Narenda Modi has called for doubling the nation’s coal production by 2020.
Food insecurity: Arctic heat is threatening indigenous life
Subsistence hunters in the Arctic have long taken to the sea ice to hunt seals, whales, and polar bears.
New green challenge: How to grow more food on less land
If the world is to have another Green Revolution to feed its soaring population, it must be far more sustainable than the first one.
Is climate change putting world’s microbiomes at risk?
Researchers are only beginning to understand the complexities of the microbes in the earth’s soil and the role they play in fostering healthy ecosystems.
With new tools, a focus on urban methane leaks
Until recently, little was known about the extent of methane leaking from urban gas distribution pipes and its impact on global warming.
On fuel economy efforts, U.S. faces an elusive target
One of President Obama’s signature achievements on climate has been strict standards aimed at improving auto fuel efficiency to nearly 55 miles per gallon by 2025.
