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This Is Transgenic Wood, a Sustainable Alternative to Concrete That Has the Potential to Revolutionize Construction

This Is Transgenic Wood, a Sustainable Alternative to Concrete That Has the Potential to Revolutionize Construction

Materials

This transgenic wood is more sustainable and environmentally friendly, but it's also much more resistant.

‘The Atlantic Tropics Are Completely Broken’: Experts Say the Intertropical Convergence Zone Is Shifting North, Posing a Significant Challenge

‘The Atlantic Tropics Are Completely Broken’: Experts Say the Intertropical Convergence Zone Is Shifting North, Posing a Significant Challenge

Nature and Environment

Experts anticipated a highly active hurricane season, but 2024 indicates otherwise. The question is, why?

Bill Gates Thinks That Massive Tree Planting to Combat Climate Change Is Absurd. And He's Right

Bill Gates Thinks That Massive Tree Planting to Combat Climate Change Is Absurd. And He's Right

Nature and Environment

Trees help fight climate change and global warming, but not as much as we would like.

A U.S. City Is ‘Depaving’ Its Streets to Combat the Heat. It Has an Ally: NASA

A U.S. City Is ‘Depaving’ Its Streets to Combat the Heat. It Has an Ally: NASA

Nature and Environment

The urban heat island (UHI) effect threatens the well-being of people living in cities of all sizes.

The Earth Is Spinning Slower and Days Are Getting Longer. We Have a Suspect: Melting Ice

The Earth Is Spinning Slower and Days Are Getting Longer. We Have a Suspect: Melting Ice

Space

The day isn’t precisely 24 hours to the millisecond, not even close.

A Species of Cactus Has Disappeared in the U.S. For the First Time, the Primary Suspect Is Sea Level Rise

A Species of Cactus Has Disappeared in the U.S. For the First Time, the Primary Suspect Is Sea Level Rise

Nature and Environment

This occurrence is the leading suspect in the extinction of the Key Largo tree cactus from U.S. territory.

Persians Already Invented Air Conditioning Thousands of Years Ago: This Is How Their 'Wind Catchers' Worked

Persians Already Invented Air Conditioning Thousands of Years Ago: This Is How Their 'Wind Catchers' Worked

Energy

This ancient structure can be very useful in the future.