Stories by Annie Sneed

Machine-learning software analyzes satellite images to find remote areas that need help

Electrochemical cells could suck carbon out of the atmosphere and turn it into electricity

A rare genetic mutation might inspire the first broad-spectrum antiviral

The reason is likely a combination of regulations, technology, and historic gas prices—as well as a possible loophole

The incoming administration could quickly withdraw the U.S. from international climate change agreements, but domestic change is likely slower

The president-elect should see climate action as a business opportunity, rather than a cost

Negotiators at the U.N. climate meeting say their countries and the U.S. have economic and moral reasons to limit emissions

Systems to track and review each country’s progress will be put into place 

If so, California’s “natural” quakes may be less frequent than thought

That’s because the “forage fish” are food for ever-expanding fish farms, and overfishing them could destroy the ocean food web

Scientists tackle the question of how to search for life on Saturn’s sixth-largest moon

Many vital public institutions such as hospitals and fire stations lack cybersecurity to ward off popular malware

Google's DeepMind program, which has mastered the 2,500-year-old board game, is a big achievement in artificial intelligence

Can you stop them from flying it over your house? No one knows, and that is a big problem for the drone industry

Giving governments backdoor access to private communications would do more harm than good, security analysts warn

At a brand-new facility, biologists manually breed supercorals capable of living in increasingly inhospitable waters

Amazon and other companies face key technology and regulatory hurdles before drone delivery is possible

It’s a mystery why Gordon Moore’s “law,” which forecasts processor power will double every two years, still holds true a half century later

The timing of spring determines autumn's onset

Mitochondria may have started out stealing energy rather than producing it

The IUCN put the American eel on its Red List as Maine fishermen saw a deep cut in their fishing quota for the species

(n.) A human antibody produced by plants

Virus suppression could explain why cancer doesn’t scale