The Future of Electric: Tesla Joins the Race for the Next-Gen Battery
China, Japan and South Korea have long been in the lead when it comes to car battery technology. With new technologies and better production methods, …
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Is Nuclear Power the Solution to Climate Change?
Paul Dorfman and Staffan Qvist both want to save the climate. But one of them wants to rid the world of nuclear reactors while the …
The Changing Virus
Scientists are suspiciously tracking every change in SARS-CoV-2, with dangerous looking mutations regularly appearing. On the long term, though, experts hope that the pathogen could …
Coronavirus Heaven: Why Meatpacking Plants Are Superspreaders
As the recent outbreak in Germany shows, meat processing facilities offer perfect conditions for the transmission of coronaviruses, with cool temperatures and people cramped in …
What the Coronavirus Does Inside the Body
SARS-CoV-2 does much more damage to the human body than initially assumed. It can attack any number of organs and even penetrates the brain. But …
Can Nuclear Power Offer a Way Out of the Climate Crisis?
Billionaires and leading researchers in the United States are developing next-generation nuclear reactors that are small, reputedly safe and suitable to modern power grids. They …
A Former Military Operative Sets Sights on Poachers
Faye Cuevas worked in the U.S. military intelligence for 17 years and has hunted terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, as part of a conservation program, she’s turning her skills to fighting poachers in Kenya and saving protected species in the region.
‘Never Good News Having Particles in Your Brain’
Microplastics are everywhere, but nobody really knows what dangers they might present once they enter the human body. British toxicologist Rosemary Waring warns our oceans …