GeologyApril 9, 2026
The world’s deepest sensors will detect earthquakes around the world from far below Antarctica
Here’s how scientists drilled 8,000 feet through ice to place the world’s deepest seismometers
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Vanessa Bates Ramirez is a science and technology journalist focused on energy and climate tech, artificial intelligence and biotechnology. Her work has appeared in Time magazine, Forbes, AI Frontiers, Scientific American and SingularityHub, among other outlets. Follow Ramirez on X @vanessabramirez
TechnologyFebruary 18, 2026
A quiet geothermal boom could reshape how cities heat and cool
A new Brooklyn, N.Y. high-rise sits atop 320 geothermal boreholes. It’s a feat of waterfront engineering—and one blueprint for decarbonizing the North American skyline
EngineeringDecember 8, 2025
How Sound Waves Can Fight Fires without Water
A new sound-based system could squelch small fires before they grow into home-destroying blazes
BiochemistryOctober 1, 2025
Meet the Microbes That Munch Mountains of Mining Waste
Biomining uses engineered microbes to harvest critical minerals
WaterAugust 11, 2025
Deep-Sea Desalination Pulls Fresh Water from the Depths
Companies are experimenting with deep-sea tech to produce cheaper fresh water
LanguageJuly 11, 2025
ChatGPT Is Changing the Words We Use in Conversation
Words frequently used by ChatGPT, including “delve” and “meticulous,” are getting more common in spoken language, according to an analysis of more than 700,000 hours of videos and podcasts