MIT Technology Review
Solid-state ACs promise cool air without the planet-heating refrigerants, but scientists are sweating over whether they can actually compete with your trusty compressor.
The Atlantic
Trump says a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is close, but ships, mines, and markets are all taking their sweet time to believe it.
The Guardian
Europe debates whether to embrace compact EVs or American-style monster trucks as SUVs grow, deaths mount, and cyclists pay the price.
The Guardian Europe
Trump’s war on Iran might not make oil flow, but it’s making renewables look awfully attractive to countries tired of being held hostage by fossil fuels.
Ars Technica
The sun did more work than ever in 2025, with solar power's growth outpacing every other energy source in history during a non-crisis year, because apparently harnessing a giant ball of fusion is a…
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