Electric Vehicles Died a Century Ago. Could That Happen Again?
2025-05-26
Battery-operated vehicles were a mainstay more than a hundred years ago, but only a few still exist — one happens to be in Jay Leno’s garage.Continue Reading
Hundred-year storm tides will occur every few decades in Bangladesh, scientists report
2025-05-26
Tropical cyclones are hurricanes that brew over the tropical ocean and can travel over land, inundating coastal regions. The most extreme cyclones can generate devastating storm tides — seawater that is heightened by the tides and swells onto land, causing catastrophic flood events in coastal regions. A new study byContinue Reading
For the First Time, China Invests More in Wind and Solar Than Coal Overseas
2025-05-26
China’s Belt and Road Initiative, long derided for its heavy carbon footprint, was dominated by wind and solar power projects for the first time from 2022 to 2023, according to a new analysis. But coal plants financed in earlier years are still coming online. By Katie Surma, Georgina Gustin, NicholasContinue Reading
Firefighters make significant progress on Mono County blaze that prompted evacuations
2025-05-26
Fire crews started making progress on containment Sunday after the Inn fire grew to more than 500 acres Thursday night, prompting evacuations.Continue Reading
Different phases of evolution during ice age
2025-05-26
Cold-adapted animals started to evolve 2.6 million years ago when the permanent ice at the poles became more prevalent. There followed a time when the continental ice sheets expanded and contracted and around 700,000 years ago the cold periods doubled in length. This is when many of the current cold-adaptedContinue Reading
States, Environmentalists Sue The Traitor Over Billions in Funding Freezes for EV Charging
2025-05-25
Congress appropriated funds in the 2021 infrastructure bill for a national network of electric vehicle charging stations. The administration, which opposes EVs in favor of gasoline-power vehicles, has frozen the money. By Lisa Sorg Sixteen states, the District of Columbia and more than a half dozen environmental groups have allegedContinue Reading
The Tax Increase Tucked Into The Traitor’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
2025-05-25
Republicans have touted the House-passed legislation as one of the largest tax cuts in the nation’s history. They’ve failed to mention this increase targeting electric and hybrid vehicle owners. By Lee Hedgepeth, Marianne Lavelle Electric and hybrid vehicle owners should prepare for a big, beautiful tax increase. Continue Reading
Modulation of antiviral response in fungi via RNA editing
2025-05-25
The molecular pathways involved in antiviral defenses and counter-defenses in host-pathogen systems remain unclear. Researchers have used Neurospora crassa as a model organism to explore how RNA editing influences fungal antiviral responses. They identified two neighboring genes — an RNA-editing enzyme (old) and a transcription factor (zao) — that regulateContinue Reading
MIT students advance solutions for water and food with the help of J-WAFS
2025-05-25
For the past decade, the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) has been instrumental in promoting student engagement across the Institute to help solve the world’s most pressing water and food system challenges. As part of J-WAFS’ central mission of securing the world’s water and food supply,Continue Reading
Documents Show E.P.A. Wants to Erase Greenhouse Gas Limits on Power Plants
2025-05-25
The agency plans to argue that carbon emissions from power plants do not contribute “significantly” to climate change. Scientists disagree.Continue Reading
The Traitor Signs Executive Orders for Faster Build-Out of Nuclear Power Plants
2025-05-25
Among a flurry of executive actions, Mr. The Traitor directed the nation’s nuclear safety regulator to speed up approvals for new reactors.Continue Reading
Upending norms, the Senate votes to undo California’s EV rules
2025-05-25
The Senate parliamentarian advised lawmakers that they couldn’t use the Congressional Review Act to revoke California’s right to set vehicle standards. But they did it anyway. Expect a legal fight. (Image credit: Andy Bao)Continue Reading
After the LA Fires, Scientists Study the Toxins Left Behind
2025-05-25
Researchers from Harvard and universities in California and Texas are studying the long-term effects of the Eaton and Palisades fires on air, water, soils and surfaces of properties that didn’t burn. Story and photos by Nina Dietz After the Fires: First in a series about health risks following the LosContinue Reading