Soon Your Phone May Be Powered by Ship Soot

Researchers found a way to turn carbon pollution into graphite, a component widely used in batteries.

May 17, 2018 | 550 words, about 2 minutes

A Scheme to End the World’s Worst Acid Trip

This geoengineering idea is potentially risky and largely untested, but it does work—theoretically.

Mar 28, 2018 | 850 words, about 4 minutes

When It Comes to Climate Change, the Ocean Never Forgets

Climate scientists are investigating the extent to which warming, acidification, and other effects can be undone.

Mar 15, 2018 | 500 words, about 2 minutes

Validating Tall Tales of Rogue Waves

Analyzing more than two million waves gives researchers a better idea of how rogue waves are born.

Mar 13, 2017 | 450 words, about 2 minutes

Global Warming Is Changing How the Ocean Carries Sound

Scientists are using an underwater drone to study a mysterious new sound channel in the Beaufort Sea.

Jan 18, 2017 | 600 words, about 3 minutes

Greenland Ice Melt Could Push Atlantic Circulation to Collapse

New research gives a glimpse of the potential long-term consequences of anthropogenic warming.

Jan 3, 2017 | 950 words, about 4 minutes

The Dark Side of Lighthouses

Mouthfuls of molten lead, wild weather, and insanity: the occupational hazards of an early lighthouse keeper.

Nov 18, 2016 | 1,000 words, about 5 minutes

Five Ways to Float Your Boat

Big ships are built on land. Here are five ways to get them in the water.

Oct 17, 2016 | 900 words, about 4 minutes