climate change

AI and machine learning can do so much for the good of humanity. Scientists are using it to improve the taste of our beer and help people find their next best friend. And, more seriously, all of this cool stuff. Scientists at MIT have…

According to a study released by the National Academies, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) buildings in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and Boulder, Colorado, have significant deterioration of buildings and infrastructure…

Researchers at MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, have posited that historical episodes of climate change triggered ancient pandemics. I found this fascinating as we are still feeling the effects of…

We all watched in horror when the residential apartment building collapsed in Florida two years ago. This case involved problems with how the concrete was cast, rendering it permeable to water and the corrosion of much of its steel…

Lehigh Engineering researcher Arup SenGupta developed a way to turn carbon dioxide into a baking ingredient. The development means that we can store the carbon harmlessly in the ocean. The approach, recently published in Science…

Bees are fascinating. EPFL researchers just developed a temperature-modulating robotic system for seamless integration into honeybee hives for a never-before-seen view of honeybee behavior and a way to influence it. It's challenging to…

NASA has always been instrumental in creating new technology to advance its exploration goals. To support its effort, the agency announced that it will create two new institutes to develop technology in critical engineering and climate…

Coffee is the start of many of our mornings. I bought my husband a 32-oz. mug and a mug warmer just so he could IV drip the caffeine into his system. In the U.S. alone, the number of coffee and snack shops grew from just over 48,000 in 2013…

According to analysis by NASA, Earth's average temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as our planet's warmest on record. Global temps in 2022 were 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit (0.89 Celsius) above average for the baseline period, 1951-1980. NASA…

I had a dog named Murphy that could predict earthquakes. About an hour before they happened, Murphy would grow agitated—crazed, warning me that something was coming. Researchers from Brown and MIT are teaming up to use an advanced ML…