How hard is it to prevent recurring blackouts in Puerto Rico?

Using the island as a model, researchers demonstrate the “DyMonDS” framework can improve resiliency to extreme weather and ease the integration of new resources.

David Chandler | MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems • mit
Jan. 7, 2025 ~8 min

The Moon might be older than scientists previously thought − a new study shines light on its history

An extreme heating event may have interfered with scientists’ attempts to figure out the Moon’s age by dating lunar rock samples.

Francis Nimmo, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz • conversation
Dec. 18, 2024 ~7 min


So you want to build a solar or wind farm? Here’s how to decide where.

MIT engineers show how detailed mapping of weather conditions and energy demand can guide optimization for siting renewable energy installations.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
Dec. 6, 2024 ~8 min

Is there enough land on Earth to fight climate change and feed the world?

Study shows how smart policies could address competing land-use needs.

Mark Dwortzan | Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy • mit
Nov. 26, 2024 ~4 min

Scientists Identify Misunderstanding about Uranus

VOA Learning English • voa
Nov. 14, 2024 ~5 min

What Trump can do to reverse US climate policy − and what he probably can’t change

While he hasn’t released an official plan, Trump’s playbook the last time he was in office and his frequent complaints about clean energy offer clues to what’s ahead.

Gautam Jain, Senior Research Scholar in Financing the Energy Transition, Columbia University • conversation
Nov. 7, 2024 ~8 min

How can Jupiter have no surface? A dive into a planet so big, it could swallow 1,000 Earths

Jupiter’s composition is more similar to that of the Sun than that of the Earth.

Benjamin Roulston, Assistant Professor of Physics, Clarkson University • conversation
Nov. 4, 2024 ~7 min

Plans to cool the Earth by blocking sunlight are gaining momentum but critical voices risk being excluded

The risks of solar geoengineering will be magnified if critics are ignored and researchers are allowed to self-regulate.

Chloe Colomer, PhD Candidate at UCL Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP) department, UCL • conversation
Oct. 29, 2024 ~8 min


How farmers can install solar panels in fields without damaging the rest of their operation

Agrivoltaics, which pairs solar panels with farming, offers a path to decarbonise agriculture. But how do we make it work for crops and energy? A new tool may hold the answer.

Austin Kay, Researcher in Sustainable Advanced Materials, Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials, Swansea University • conversation
Oct. 17, 2024 ~7 min

How farmers can use solar power without damaging the rest of their operation

Agrivoltaics, which pairs solar panels with farming, offers a path to decarbonise agriculture. But how do we make it work for crops and energy? A new tool may hold the answer.

Austin Kay, Researcher in Sustainable Advanced Materials, Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials, Swansea University • conversation
Oct. 17, 2024 ~7 min

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