Microsoft, Facebook take the plunge with novel cloud cooling approaches
Almost four years after it began testing the idea of underwater data centers, Microsoft is sinking even more resources into the experiment.
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Are we deranged, or just delusional?
Perched on the 27th floor of the Grand Kempinski Hotel in Shanghai, looking down at the barges, ferries, floating cranes and police boats surging back and forth along the Huangpu River, I felt a profound sense of vertigo — and in multiple dimensions.
Scientists shocked by mysterious deaths of ancient trees
A tree regarded as the icon of the African savannah is dying in mysterious circumstances.
Forest certification remains a key weapon in the fight to save forests
The silver bullet has become a metaphor for a simple, almost magical solution to a vexing problem.
What will happen to solar panels after their useful lives are over?
Solar power is having its hockey stick moment.
Conventional shipping gets on deck for decarbonization
Watch out for the return of the sailing ship.
Australia to invest millions in Great Barrier Reef restoration and protection
Australia has pledged more than 500 million Australian dollars ($379 miillion) to help preserve the Great Barrier Reef, in an attempt to help better protect the world heritage site from the effects of climate change.
Native knowledge: What Ecologists are learning from indigenous people
From Alaska to Australia, scientists are turning to the knowledge of traditional people for a deeper understanding of the natural world.
3 cities using parks to climate-proof their future
Heavy monsoon rains in South Asia and Hurricanes Harvey and Irma were just a few of the natural disasters that crippled cities around the world last year.
Flooding Hot Spots: Why Seas Are Rising Faster on the U.S. East Coast
Scientists are unraveling the reasons why some parts of the world are experiencing sea level increases far beyond the global average
