Conservation

Indigenous Amazon Communities Fight Deforestation with New Early-Alert Tool

A pilot program reveals that deforestation declined when Peruvian Indigenous communities use an early-alert-system app to detect forest loss

Annie Sneed

Artificial Intelligence

The Computer Scientist Training AI to Think with Analogies

Melanie Mitchell says digital minds will never truly be like ours until they can make analogies

John Pavlus and Quanta Magazine

Automobiles

Biden Tightens Vehicle Emissions Standards

A second policy aims to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles

Arianna Skibell, Adam Aton and E&E News

Weather

5G Wireless Could Interfere with Weather Forecasts

Satellite tracking of water vapor, critical for accurate forecasts, may be foiled by cellphone tower transmissions

John Fialka and E&E News

Energy

The ‘Hydrogen Olympics’ Lit a Torch for the Clean Fuel’s Future

An energy expert explains why Japan—along with much of the rest of the world—is committing to the clean-burning fuel

Tess Joosse