3+ hour, 14+ min ago  (593+ words) Elon Musk and other AI leaders have repeatedly insisted that the solution to the industry's extremely costly and energy-intensive data centers is to launch them into space, taking advantage of unfettered access to solar energy and virtually limitless real estate....

3+ hour, 59+ min ago  (868+ words) Washingtonians can finally begin to thaw out " at least somewhat. After three straight colder-than-normal months, March is likely to tilt milder overall. The month will start on the chilly side, but temperatures are poised to surge by the middle of…...

12+ hour, 27+ min ago  (898+ words) Gavin Newsom complains of "faux outrage" over his comments to a largely black audience in Atlanta about his SAT scores, in which he implied a shared lack of ability. No state makes more of its "enlightened" stance on racial justice…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (896+ words) Prospectors are scouring the Pacific Ocean seafloor and Greenland's vast landscape for valuable minerals to run the world's economy. Should Antarctica be added to the treasure hunters' list? A new study finds that, as the climate continues to warm over…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (517+ words) President Trump's proposal for a massive, gas-fired power plant in Ohio likely would create one of the nation's largest sources of carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation. While details of the potential $33-billion development are scarce so far, it's intended…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (230+ words) Across the densely populated Northeast, a "classic" nor'easter transformed the megalopolis into a monochromatic winter wilderness. In city centers, cars sat entombed under layered cakes of snow; in residential neighborhoods, local parks were indistinguishable from upstate ski resorts. At the…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (345+ words) But what if we harnessed the awesome power of fire tornadoes" for good? This is likely the thought process that went into a real-life scientific innovation that could become a game-changer for environmental disaster cleanup" or for evil governments seeking…...

6+ day, 43+ min ago  (475+ words) The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take a case examining whether states and cities can sue fossil fuel companies over harms caused by climate change, a legal tactic modeled on the push to hold tobacco companies responsible for the health…...

6+ day, 45+ min ago  (520+ words) Two years ago, many of America's largest companies began stripping diversity targets out of executive pay packages. Now, environmental measures'including goals tied to climate emissions'are beginning to face a similar fate. Apple's move follows similar decisions at dozens of companies,…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (710+ words) A blockbuster East Coast storm brushed the D.C. area Sunday into early Monday, dumping heavy, wet snow in some neighborhoods while leaving others with little more than slush. Gusty winds toppled branches and cut power to thousands. The region sat along…...