Earth and Energy

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Our ability to clone and de-extinct complex organisms and animals is getting better – and…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Light is amazing, and it’s also incredibly powerful and useful as a tool, and we’re…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The world’s cargo ships use bunker fuel which is the most polluting form of all…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There’s over $100 billion worth of nuclear waste in dumps around the world with a…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Plastic is a great material, but it’s also a curse that needs a cure ……

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The world is power hungry, in more ways than one, and one Danish startup believes…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF In the future homes won’t be powered by electricity from power stations – and there…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Hydrogen has ten times the energy storage capacity of Lithium Ion batteries and is zero…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF One day batteries will go away as new materials help us harness energy in more…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Human ingenuity knows no bounds and the world’s mini “flying carpet” is proof of that….