Will artificial intelligence expand and enhance its teaching prowess to the point where it can replace the professor in his or her traditional role?
Study finds jargon kills people’s interest in science
Highly technical language alienates and frustrates readers. Even when specialized terms are defined, the damage is done
Old carbon reservoirs unlikely to cause massive greenhouse gas release
Data shows we don’t need to be as concerned about large methane releases from large carbon reservoirs in response to future warming; we should be more concerned about methane released from human activities.
Absolute zero: A counter-intuitive energy transition
For the UK to make headway with its ambitious Absolute Zero plan, it calls for an administration that understands the subject and what is needed for its success.
Almost 40% conversion efficiency predicted in new perovskite solar cell
A new material shows great potential with an impressive theoretical maximum conversion efficiency of 38% in a perovskite/Si tandem solar cell architecture.
Financing net zero
Global warming: a collision of science, economy, and politics. Could finance be the key?
Why We Need to Shift Governance Beyond the Blue Water Basin
Global water resources are increasingly becoming scarce. Many water basins are closing due to unsustainable modes of extraction and more than 800 million people still lack access to safe and sufficient drinking water. Although water is constantly moving through the...
Land Versus Atmosphere Dry-Out: What Matters More for Droughts?
Atmospheric drying power may reinforce drought severity and intensify environmental impacts.
Statistics – The Cookie Policy
Few people would deny that cookies are delicious, but did you know they can also help us understand statistics?
A Fossil Fuel-Free Industrial Revolution
Exploring a fossil-fuel free industrial revolution prompts us to consider the grave risks we’re taking by not making every concerted effort to rapidly fix our global environment.