Gathering Emotional Intelligence
Jason G. Goldman reviews Virginia Morell’s Animal Wise
It was just after six o’clock in the evening on an autumn day in Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve.
Energy Storage Wars
Compressed air technology is an underdog to watch
In the battle to scale up intermittent energy sources such as wind and solar, the team with the best storage strategy wins.
Life Is Short
Some swallows have evolved shorter wings over the past 30 years, helping them dodge oncoming cars.
Heating and Cooling Costs
According to a new study, cooling down hot cities in the U.S. is far less energy-intensive than warming up cold cities.
iTree
Calculate the value of the urban forest
Rough Ride
Climate change will increase turbulence on transatlantic flights
Airplane passengers flying over the North Atlantic will experience more turbulence by mid-century, according to a study in Na
Holding Water
A cabinet modeled after snowpack data
Artist Adrien Segal has transformed cold, hard data about snow into an undulating wood sculpture.
Empty Forests
What happens to tropical trees when the animals are gone?
Fingerprinting Fracking Fluid
With natural gas production booming, questions surrounding water contamination remain unsettled.
Metallic Aftertaste
Researchers have found another potential downside to climate change: warmer waters could make fish accumulate more mercury, increasing the health risk to people who eat seafood.
