The science of smog - Kim Preshoff
Adults Global WarmingOn July 26, 1943, Los Angeles was blanketed by a thick gas that stung people's eyes and blocked out the Sun. Panicked residents believed their city had been attacked using chemical warfare. But the cloud wasn't an act of war. It was smog. So what is this thick gray haze actually made of? And why does it affect some cities and not others? Kim Preshoff details the science behind smog.
The Man Who Has Inseminated Over 1,000 Honeybees | Amazing Humans
Adults Global WarmingThe bee population has dropped dramatically and Michael Waite is taking matters into his own hands with a scheme to inseminate Queen bees.
More ice is about to break off of Antarctica - and it's what scientists feared most
Adults Global WarmingThe giant crack that's been racing across Antarctica Larsen C ice shelf finally met its breaking point between July 10 and 12. The result was an iceberg the size of Delaware and weighing a trillion metric tons.
How does fracking work? - Mia Nacamulli
Adults Global WarmingDeep underground lie stores of once-inaccessible natural gas. There's a technology, called hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," that can extract this natural gas, potentially powering us for decades to come. So how does fracking work and why is it a source of such heated controversy? Mia Nacamulli explains the ins and outs of fracking.
Superblocks: How Barcelona is taking city streets back from cars
Adults Global WarmingModern cities are designed for cars. But the city of Barcelona is testing out an urban design trick that can give cities back to pedestrians.
Why there are twice as many solar jobs as coal jobs
Adults Global WarmingAmerica is changing how it gets its energy, and coal is losing out.
Tesla's Model 3 is coming in July - here's everything you need to know
Adults Global WarmingTesla is gearing up for the big reveal of the Model 3, its first mass-market car. CEO Elon Musk unveiled the car in March of 2016, but Tesla will show off the production version of the sedan in July. The summer premiere will offer the roughly 400,000 customers who preordered the vehicle a chance to see the final version before deliveries begin at the end of the year.
Wait... Is China Really the Leader in Green Energy?
Adults Global WarmingWith plans to pull out of the Paris climate deal, the US is quickly falling behind in the race for clean energy. So who's winning?
Storing the Sun's Energy in Liquid Could Change Solar Forever
Adults Global WarmingResearchers have just found two new ways to make solar power more efficient. Could this solve our energy crisis?
When a River Goes Missing, It's Kind of a Big Deal...
Adults Global WarmingHow does a river suddenly disappear? It gets stolen! How do you steal a river? With climate change!
Food waste is the world's dumbest problem
Adults Global WarmingEat your peas! It's the easiest way to fight climate change.
Climate Lab - Climate Lab - Why your old phones collect in a junk drawer of sadness
Adults Global WarmingSmartphones shouldn't be so disposable. Could fixing the way we make our phones help solve climate change?
What are the challenges of nuclear power? - M. V. Ramana and Sajan Saini
Adults Global WarmingOur ability to mine great amounts of energy from uranium nuclei has led some to bill nuclear power as a plentiful, utopian source of electricity. But rather than dominate the global electricity market, nuclear power has declined from a high of 18% in 1996 to 11% today. What happened to the great promise of this technology? M.V. Ramana and Sajan Saini detail the challenges of nuclear power.
Going green shouldn't be this hard
Adults Global WarmingGoing green does not need to be a sacrifice, either for us as individuals or for businesses, governments and the economy.
Why humans are so bad at thinking about climate change
Adults Global WarmingThe biggest problem for the climate change fight isn't technology - it's human psychology.
How this guy found 83 messages in bottles
Adults Global WarmingClint Buffington has found 83 messages in bottles - and you could probably do it too. Vox's Zachary Crockett and Phil Edwards found out how.
What Ever Happened To Saving The Rainforest?
Adults Global WarmingThe efforts to save the Amazon rainforest actually did save it. However, new threats have arisen to combat conservation efforts.
Ryan's Recycling | Kid Entrepreneur // 60 Second Docs
Adults Global WarmingWhen Ryan Hickman was just 3 years old, he went with his father to recycle for the first time. After sorting his bottles and cans, he became obsessed with recycling, and how it can help save the environment, and decided to start his own business - Ryan's Recycling Company. Now 7, Ryan has disposed of more than 200,000 bottles and cans and earned about $21,000. It's all in a hard day's work.
The Ocean Holds Enough Uranium To Power The Planet For 10,000 Years
Adults Global WarmingStanford University researchers have found a new way to extract particles of Uranium from seawater. Could this bring us closer to sustainable nuclear power?
How Did The Deepest Part Of The Ocean Get So Polluted?
Adults Global WarmingScientists have found trash in the deepest parts of the ocean, the Mariana Trench. What does this mean for us and the organisms living there?