Stories by Christopher Mims

An investment bank report says geothermal energy is now cheaper per kilowatt-hour than coal-derived power. But there are lots of caveats

Iceland hopes to use its geothermal resources to innovate its way out of the financial crisis

Iceland goes green by tapping the power of the planet

A train that doesn't even stop in Willoughby; Extinction rock; and more...

Voters who know their place; Chilling evidence of rapid climate meltdown; Humans to galaxy: "We're here!" via golden plaques and snack food; and DNA self-sequencing kit marketers parse "lab test"

Like a summer blockbuster, this episode is full of thrills--magnets that turn off a reporter's ability to speak; indestructible unmanned aerial vehicles; and more...

Scientists dissect the world's largest invertebrate; narwhals unseat polar bears as the most endangered mammal in the Arctic; introduced lizards underwent superfast evolution; and a new way to program robots that encourages them to improvise solutions to real-world problems

Are video games linked to autism? Are we the only intelligent life in the galaxy? Is PETA's X Prize for artificial meat going to work?

In this week's episode of Scientific American's weekly news video roundup: bad times might lead to good health, the misuses of the iPod as a unit of storage, decisions happen seven seconds earlier than you think, and hear a Neandertal speak!

A haunting visualization of our CO₂ emissions; turning those emissions into plastics; deadly nanotech socks and a war of two press releases.

This week, Scientific American partners with NewsTrust to highlight great coverage

A SciAm editor explains this core concept of evolution

Scientific American launches a new regular video feature