NASA’s mission to an ice-covered moon will contain a message between water worlds

Europa Clipper will contain a plaque that celebrates humanity’s relationship with water and a decades-old tradition of searching for life outside Earth.

Douglas Vakoch, President, METI International; Professor Emeritus, California Institute of Integral Studies • conversation
March 28, 2024 ~8 min

'Gold' hydrogen: natural deposits are turning up all over the world – but how useful is it in our move away from fossil fuels?

Gold hydrogen is naturally occurring gas trapped in pockets under the ground – in much the same way as oil and natural gas

David Waltham, Professor of Geophysics, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
Jan. 12, 2024 ~7 min


UK ban on boilers in new homes rules out hydrogen as a heating source

Hydrogen will not be used to heat UK homes in the future in any meaningful way.

Ran Boydell, Associate Professor in Sustainable Development, Heriot-Watt University • conversation
Dec. 22, 2023 ~7 min

Only 1% of chemical compounds have been discovered – here's how we search for others that could change the world

The limitless world of chemistry and how researchers investigate it.

Matthew Addicoat, Senior Lecturer in Functional Materials, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Oct. 17, 2023 ~8 min

Is Green Hydrogen a Truly Clean Burning Fuel?

VOA Learning English • voa
Sept. 14, 2023 ~5 min

Device hits 20% solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency

A device turns sunlight into hydrogen with new efficiency. It combines next-gen halide perovskite semiconductors with electrocatalysts.

Silvia Cernea Clark-Rice • futurity
July 24, 2023 ~6 min

'Global China' is a big part of Latin America’s renewable energy boom, but homegrown industries and 'frugal innovation' are key

China is a major investor in Latin America’s renewable energy and critical minerals like lithium, but countries like Chile are also taking steps to secure their own clean energy future.

Nathaniel Dolton-Thornton, Assistant Researcher in Climate Policy, Tufts University • conversation
July 5, 2023 ~10 min

Why don't rocks burn?

Some rocks will burn, and others will melt, depending on how they were formed and what minerals they contain.

Natalie Bursztyn, Lecturer in Geosciences, University of Montana • conversation
May 15, 2023 ~6 min


What is hydrogen, and can it really become a climate change solution?

Hydrogen is getting a lot of attention as the EPA prepares to propose new emissions rules for power plants. But it has a problem: almost all of it used today is made from fossil fuels.

Hannes van der Watt, Research Assistant Professor, University of North Dakota • conversation
May 9, 2023 ~8 min

What is hydrogen, and can it really become a climate solution?

Hydrogen is getting a lot of attention as the EPA prepares to propose new greenhouse gas emissions rules for existing U.S. power plants.

Hannes van der Watt, Research Assistant Professor, University of North Dakota • conversation
May 9, 2023 ~8 min

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