Large-scale solar power is projected to grow by double digits globally over the next two years, according to a new report from the investment bank Goldman Sachs.
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Tracking Turtles with Telemetry
A new model has been created that can forecast the location of Eastern Pacific leatherback turtles along the coast of Central and South America in an effort to decrease bycatch mortality of this critically endangered and ecologically important species.
Tectonics in the Tropics Trigger Earth’s Ice Ages, Study Finds
Over the last 540 million years, the Earth has weathered three major ice ages — periods during which global temperatures plummeted, producing extensive ice sheets and glaciers that have stretched beyond the polar caps.
NASA Catches Tropical Cyclone Idai Making Landfall in Mozambique
Tropical Cyclone Idai was approaching landfall in Mozambique when NASA’s Aqua satellite provided an infrared look at the cloud top temperatures to determine the strongest parts of the storm.
Solar-Powered Moisture Harvester Collects and Cleans Water from Air
Access to clean water remains one of the biggest challenges facing humankind.
Sources and Sinks
For the entire history of our species, humans have lived on a planet capped by a chunk of ice at each pole.