Patrick J Kiger

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Space & Innovation

While much of the world seems to be focused on shrinking their footprint, more is more appears to be a resonant mantra for a lot of engineers, architects and planners across the world.

The Most Massive Earth-Moving Projects of 2016​

Earth & Conservation

When you hear the term "jet stream," you probably think of the powerful winds that encircle the Earth, high up in the atmosphere.

There's a Jet Stream Churning in the Earth's Core

Energy

For new power plants built from scratch, solar is rapidly becoming the cheapest energy source in many parts of the world, according to data collected by the global research organization Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

Solar Is Becoming the Cheapest Way to Produce Power

In efforts to fight climate change, much of the focus has been on controlling and reducing carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels.

As Methane Surges, Scientists Look to Nanotech and Microbes to Capture It

If you're an ordinary person trying to make sense of what's happening with the Earth's climate, in some ways this is a very confusing time.

Fake News or Real Science: How We Know Climate Change Is Real

On Thursday, the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology raised eyebrows with a retweet of an article from Breitbart News, which among other assertions, claimed - incorrectly - that global temperatures had plummeted in a record drop since the middle of the year.

House Cmte Retweets Breitbart, as Researchers Call on Trump to Respect Science

Robotics

Farming, the oldest industry on the planet, has been slow to adapt new technology.

Robot Farmers Could Be the Future of Food

In the river corridor, "Dallas has a great piece of natural beauty," explains Stephen S. Smith, chairman of the Trinity Recreation Conservancy, one of the nonprofit groups promoting the effort.

Dallas Is Building a 10,000-Acre Urban Park

Living Architecture Cools Cities and Spreads Seeds

When you think of renewable energy, you probably think of solar and wind.

Hydroelectric Dams Emit Surprising Amount of Methane

Finish researchers are building a demonstration power plant that would use solar-generated electricity, water and carbon dioxide extracted from the atmosphere to create gas and liquid fuels.

Solar Power Turns Water and Carbon Dioxide Into Fuel

Animals

Last night's presidential election by Donald Trump was a bitter blow to environmentalists, since winner Donald Trump has said that he thinks global warming is a ruse created by China and would scrap measures put in place by the Obama administration to cut U.S. greenhouse emissions.