A breakthrough that turns exhaust CO2 into useful materials

A breakthrough that turns exhaust CO2 into useful materials

Exhaust gases from home furnaces, fireplaces, and industrial facilities release carbon dioxide (CO2) into the air, contributing to pollution. Scientists reporting in ACS Energy Letters have developed a new type of electrode designed to address this problem by capturing CO2 directly from the air and turning it into a useful chemical called formic acid. In … Read more

Fight over NYC congestion pricing continues as Trump admin, MTA face off in court

Fight over NYC congestion pricing continues as Trump admin, MTA face off in court

The feds were back in court Wednesday to duke it out with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority over their ongoing — and so far stymied — bid to kill New York’s hotly contested congestion pricing scheme. Reps for President Trump’s administration and for the MTA were each making their case to Judge Lewis Liman in Manhattan … Read more

Trump EPA slams thebrakes on Newsom’s green trucking scheme for non-Californians

Trump EPA slams thebrakes on Newsom’s green trucking scheme for non-Californians

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is slamming the brakes on what officials have called a costly trucking emissions standard that California was seeking to apply to tens of thousands of vehicles traveling into the state — effectively nationalizing the green energy policies of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration. The US Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday its … Read more

Gas scare at Florida private school causes panic, sending 22 kids to the hospital

Gas scare at Florida private school causes panic, sending 22 kids to the hospital

More than 20 students were rushed to the hospital after carbon monoxide alarms blared at a Florida middle school — triggering a full evacuation and a massive emergency response. Fire trucks, police and ambulances swarmed Cypress Junction Montessori in Winter Haven after the detectors alerted them Friday, according to the Winter Haven Public Safety Department. … Read more

Exclusive | Is the longevity movement promising too much?

Exclusive | Is the longevity movement promising too much?

“Have you told her about the erection tracking?” echoed the voice of Bryan Johnson’s right-hand woman (and, it turns out, now girlfriend), from the bathroom adjacent to his spare-bedroom-turned-in-house-clinic. It was 2023, I was making a documentary film about breakthroughs in longevity, and amid a program filled with biotech labs, experiments on me and the … Read more

The world’s mountains are warming faster than anyone expected

The world’s mountains are warming faster than anyone expected

Mountains around the world are warming more quickly than nearby lowland areas, according to a major global review, and the impacts could be severe for billions of people who live in or rely on these regions. Researchers warn that climate shifts at higher elevations are unfolding faster and with greater intensity, raising risks for water … Read more

Musk’s xAI faces tougher road expanding Memphis area after EPA update

Musk’s xAI faces tougher road expanding Memphis area after EPA update

Elon musk and the xAI logo. Vincent Feuray | Afp | Getty Images The Environmental Protection Agency closed a loophole this week that Elon Musk’s xAI had exploited to rapidly stand up its first data center in Memphis, Tennessee. Musk’s artificial intelligence startup created a kind of off-grid power plant for its Colossus facility by … Read more

A shocking amount of plastic is floating in city air

A shocking amount of plastic is floating in city air

Over the past 20 years, scientists have increasingly identified microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) as a growing form of environmental pollution. These tiny plastic particles have been detected throughout all major parts of the Earth system, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere. Their widespread distribution has made plastics a rising concern for researchers studying … Read more

Human remains found during Australia bushfires

Human remains found during Australia bushfires

SYDNEY, Jan 11 – Human remains were found in Australia’s southeast where bushfires raging for days have razed buildings, cut power to thousands of homes and burned swathes of bushland, police said on Sunday. The blazes, burning out of control during a summer heatwave, have torn through more than 350,000 hectares (860,000 acres) of bushland … Read more

Elon Musk xAI raises $20 billion from Nvidia, Cisco, investors

Elon Musk xAI raises  billion from Nvidia, Cisco, investors

Elon Musk attends the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 19, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Elon Musk’s xAI said it raised $20 billion in a funding round, exceeding its prior target of $15 billion. CNBC reported in November that a financing would value the artificial intelligence startup at about $230 billion. After … Read more