
Land speed record holder shatters hydrogen car record with 406-mph race
Andy Green holds the overall land speed record, having hit 763.035 miles per hour while driving a jet-powered vehicle in 1997

Land speed record holder shatters hydrogen car record with 406-mph race
Andy Green holds the overall land speed record, having hit 763.035 miles per hour while driving a jet-powered vehicle in 1997

Can you hear a forest disappearing? Scientists are trying to find out
Indonesia is building a new capital city in the heart of Borneo to replace sinking Jakarta. As construction transforms one of the world’s most biodiverse rainforests, scientists and their Indigenous collaborators are racing to record the sounds of the forest—and preserve generations of ecological knowledge before it’s lost


The next quantum revolution may require a helium ‘gold rush’ on the moon
The rare isotope helium-3 is one of Earth’s most precious commodities—so precious, in fact, that it might prove profitable to mine from the moon

Half of New York City’s population is at risk of ‘extreme’ flood damage
While New York City leads in terms of the absolute number of people threatened by flood, more than 98 percent of New Orleans’ population is at risk, according to a new study

SpaceX now has more than 10,000 Starlink satellites in orbit
Once unfathomable, the milestone of a single company having 10,000 satellites operating overhead signals that the era of mega constellations is here to stay

How to build a moon base
China and the U.S. are in a high-stakes race to build permanent lunar outposts. Can both nations coexist on the moon?

The Fossil-Fuel Industry Has a Plan to Drown Earth in Plastic
To keep profits rolling in, oil and gas companies want to turn fossil fuels into a mounting pile of packaging and other plastic products

Fast Fashion Is a Bad Look for the Environment
A more circular economy in textiles is a good look for the planet

Plastics Started as a Sustainability Solution. What Went Wrong?
Synthetic polymers were supposed to free us from the limitations of our natural resources. Instead they led to an environmental crisis

How to Be a Smarter Fashion Consumer in a World of Overstated Sustainability
Outsmart greenwashing with tips for more sustainable clothing

Fun Ways to Ditch Fast Fashion for a Sustainable Wardrobe
Trade impulse clothing purchases for botanical dyes, upcycled apparel, creative mending, flexible sizing, and more

Huge Reservoirs of Clean Hydrogen Could Power Earth for 170,000 Years
Recent breakthroughs suggest that hydrogen reservoirs are buried in countless regions of the world, including at least 30 U.S. states