Stories by David Biello

10 innovations that are radical enough to alter our lives

Cities are on the frontlines of climate change impacts. Some, such as New York City, have already begun to adapt—but not enough

Sandy, a massive “superstorm,” unleashed high winds and large-scale flooding in New York and New Jersey—and the future holds more such damaging surges

Bottom-dwelling fish continue to be found with high levels of radioactive elements, potentially coming from leaking radioactive water or contaminated sediments

Is Russ George a "rogue geoengineer," salmon savior or something else?

What's been described as a "rogue" geoengineering experiment is really an effort, however flawed, to restore salmon abundance

The technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil-fuel power plants is moving forward too slowly

How to improve the state of the planet: "everybody can do something"

Combining humanitarian aid, economic development and environmental improvement may be the only way for the global community to bolster its resilience to 21st-century challenges

An airborne wind turbine turns sea breezes into electricity

This summer's record melt suggests the Arctic may lose its ice cap seasonally sooner than expected. What impacts can we expect?

Precision engineering allows thermoelectric material to convert heat into more electricity

Suburbs, slums and city centers may grow by more than a million square kilometers—much of it now home to wildlife

The amount of power to be reaped from tapping low- and high-altitude winds dwarfs global demand

A new study reveals that humans have been altering the ocean bottom for decades, since the widespread implementation of bottom trawling