Is your gas stove bad for your health?

Natural gas has been marketed for decades as a clean fuel, but a growing body of research shows that gas stoves can contribute significantly to indoor air pollution, as well as climate change.

Jonathan Levy, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University • conversation
Sept. 13, 2022 ~9 min

Do humans really need other species?

People wouldn’t last long without the countless other species we depend on for survival.

Tom Langen, Professor of Biology, Clarkson University • conversation
Aug. 29, 2022 ~9 min


America's summer of floods: What cities can learn from today's climate crises to prepare for tomorrow's

Flood risks are rising as the climate warms. The risks are complex, as a levee or new roadway in one place can worsen flooding somewhere else.

Richard B. (Ricky) Rood, Professor of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering and School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan • conversation
Aug. 25, 2022 ~9 min

Designing zeolites, porous materials made to trap molecules

MIT engineers are controlling pore openings for maximum molecule capture.

Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Aug. 24, 2022 ~16 min

A tale of two climate policies: India's UN commitments aim low, but its national policies are ambitious – here's why that matters

India’s international climate pledge could set the tone for other emerging economies for a decade.

Tarun Gopalakrishnan, Junior Fellow, Climate Lab, Tufts University • conversation
Aug. 23, 2022 ~10 min

Following nature’s lead could address water woes

Investing in nature could help states bolster water supplies and fight climate change. An expert explains how it would work—and how beavers can help.

Tom Johnson-Stanford • futurity
Aug. 22, 2022 ~6 min

Influential oil company scenarios for combating climate change don't actually meet the Paris Agreement goals, our new analysis shows

Most claiming to be compatible with the climate agreement show a strong continuing reliance on natural gas and coal.

Gaurav Ganti, Ph.D. Student in Geography, Humboldt University of Berlin • conversation
Aug. 16, 2022 ~6 min

Energy crisis: why French households are largely protected from soaring costs while British families struggle

Britain’s households are facing a cold winter but its power market could learn something from neighbouring systems to avert a crisis

Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University • conversation
Aug. 12, 2022 ~9 min


What is a flash flood? A civil engineer explains

As recent deluges in St. Louis and Kentucky show, flash flooding can happen in urban and rural areas, with deadly results in either setting.

Janey Camp, Research Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University • conversation
Aug. 2, 2022 ~5 min

Climate change is intensifying the water cycle, bringing more powerful storms and flooding – here's what the science shows

Extreme downpours caught people off guard from Las Vegas to Kentucky in July 2022.

Mathew Barlow, Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell • conversation
July 29, 2022 ~5 min

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