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Wind turbines in the ocean to hint what the New York Bight offshore wind farm might look like

The NY Bight could write the book on how we build offshore wind farms in the future

Dallas-Forth Worth water gardens as an example of green infrastructure and walkable cities

Walkability won’t solve neighborhood health inequities

An ash cloud from the 2022 Hunga Tonga explosion over the South Pacific seen from outer space

How one major disaster can lead to another: a lack of clean drinking water

By Philip Kiefer

More people buy e-bikes than electric cars. Here’s how a bill would make them cheaper.

By Margo Milanowski

Young cities from around the world in floating bubbles on a light green and mint background

These young cities are solving age-old problems

audi headlights on road

Car headlights are getting a much-needed upgrade with the infrastructure act

Cybersecurity experts say $2 billion is too little, too late

Cybersecurity experts say $2 billion is too little, too late

The infrastructure package boosts an unsung hero of rural transportation: ferries

The infrastructure package boosts an unsung hero of rural transportation: ferries

By Jenna Schnuer

This portable EV charger could be an antidote to range anxiety

Electric Vehicles

This portable EV charger could be an antidote to range anxiety

The US is making its biggest investment in broadband internet ever

The US is making its biggest investment in broadband internet ever

A bird's eye view of white tanks containing gasoline at a refinery.

The new infrastructure bill will fund pollution cleanup. But will it hold polluters accountable?

By Philip Kiefer

Routers at a data center.

Facebook has an explanation for its massive Monday outage

By Charlotte Hu

People are moving into risky flood zones—but they may not have a choice

People are moving into risky flood zones—but they may not have a choice

By Angely Mercado

Mountains and body of water in Queenstown, New Zealand

You can’t escape climate change by moving to New Zealand

By Sara Kiley Watson

The Biden Administration just revealed its plan to stop the next Colonial Pipeline hack

By Charlotte Hu

birds eye view of a US city

Congress is watering down the American Jobs Plan—and our infrastructure will pay the price

FCC broadband map

As more people work from home, internet speed requirements have become a critical issue

By Stan Horaczek

This century-old technology could be the key to unlocking America’s renewable energy future

This century-old technology could be the key to unlocking America’s renewable energy future

By James Dinneen

cranes on the waterfront

6 key ways Biden’s new job plan tackles climate, health, tech, and more

A gas pipeline under construction in a clear-cut strip of forest

Oil and gas companies are making old pipelines the landowner’s problem

By Kate Wheeling/Nexus Media

msjonesnyc biking city chart

The top 10 cities for biking probably aren’t where you think

By Andrew Small

A running water faucet

Hackers accessed a Florida water treatment plant’s system and tried to make a dangerous change

By Stan Horaczek

train coming out of station

Vibrations from trains could help seismologists peer underground

deb haaland and xavier becerra

Meet the Biden cabinet’s science and tech leaders

By Erin Fennessy

three vaccine bottles with "RX" on their labels, filled with small frozen beads of ice cream

What the Dippin’ Dots ‘cold chain’ can teach us about COVID-19 vaccines

By Maddie Bender

Mighty Studio Building 3D Printed

A new material allows this company to 3D print most of a house in a single day

By Stan Horaczek

To hit renewables targets, countries are sharing energy across borders

power line silhouette against reddish sunset

Severe storms are increasingly leaving us without power. Microgrids can help.

A solar installer

California shut off power grids this week, but not because of clean energy

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media

power lines at dusk

The US has more power outages than any other developed country. Here’s why.

They tried to tame the Klamath River. They filled it with toxic algae instead.

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media

Cities are failing cyclists. Here’s what needs to change.

By Corinne Iozzio

A gas pipeline under construction

Landowners say pipelines are being constructed in their backyards with little regard for COVID-19

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media

Michigan’s dam failures are just a small part of America’s aging infrastructure problem

bikes tied up by fence

The pandemic could make cities more bike-friendly—for good

An abandoned port building in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York

Rising sea levels leave public housing residents struggling with mold

By Lili Pike/Undark

Internet servers

With internet usage surging, companies are scrambling to keep it all running

By Stan Horaczek

River dam puzzle

America thrived by choking its rivers with dams. Now it’s time to undo the damage.

You can expect more blackouts as the country heats up

You can expect more blackouts as the country heats up

California’s massive power outages is a wake-up call for the whole country

California’s massive power outages is a wake-up call for the whole country

Oyster architecture could save our coastlines

Oyster architecture could save our coastlines

By Eleanor Cummins

Male bighorn sheep

Roadkill hurts a lot more than just animals. A new bill aims to ease the pain.

By Ben Long/ Outdoor Life

How a foreign country hacks a power grid

How a foreign country hacks a power grid

Protected bike lanes make the roads safer—even if you’re in a car

Protected bike lanes make the roads safer—even if you’re in a car

The history—and future—of hitting the road

The history—and future—of hitting the road

Our bridges are failing. Here’s how we could fix them.

By Eleanor Cummins

How Google is building the fastest internet cable to cross the Atlantic

How Google is building the fastest internet cable to cross the Atlantic

Audi traffic light system

Audi’s in-car Information system helps drivers avoid red lights

A stream in its natural habitat.

‘Ghost streams’ sound supernatural, but their impact on your health is very real

By Brynn O’Donnell

city destroyed by earthquakes

Earthquake devastation will be our fault

By Mary Beth Griggs

19 schemes to survive climate change

19 schemes to survive climate change

By Lois Parshley

Make your home greener—and more resilient

Make your home greener—and more resilient

By Marlene Cimons

Your city and home may not be ready for you to get old

Your city and home may not be ready for you to get old

By Eleanor Cummins

Deadly collapse in Italy turns spotlight onto aging bridges around the world

Deadly collapse in Italy turns spotlight onto aging bridges around the world

By Mary Beth Griggs

Rising sea levels are going to mess with the internet, sooner than you think

Rising sea levels are going to mess with the internet, sooner than you think

A heat wave made this bridge too swole to function

A heat wave made this bridge too swole to function

Why don’t we put power lines underground?

Why don’t we put power lines underground?

By Eleanor Cummins

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The surprising politics of sidewalks

By Eleanor Cummins

Walmart exterior supercenter parking lot big box store

Big box stores are dying. What do we do with all the bodies?

By Eleanor Cummins

The failed Florida overpass was supposed to be a shining example of accelerated bridge construction

The failed Florida overpass was supposed to be a shining example of accelerated bridge construction

By Erin Blakemore

Satellite image of the Sundarban mangrove forest in Bangladesh.

The people of Cape Town are running out of water—and they’re not alone

You probably won’t own a self-driving car, but you’ll ride in them a lot

You probably won’t own a self-driving car, but you’ll ride in them a lot

All the science that made it into the State of the Union

All the science that made it into the State of the Union

By Eleanor Cummins

Mohawk River Ice Jam

Fluctuating temperatures are causing massive river ice jams

By Stan Horaczek