Earth & Energy

Ecology and Climate: Feedbacks Decide the Outcome

Remove one predator and rivers can change course. The size of a change tells you little — what matters is whether the system amplifies it or absorbs it.

The Battery Chemistry Everyone Is Waiting On, and Why It's Taking So Long

Solid-state batteries have been 'five years away' for over a decade — not because the chemistry is wrong, but because manufacturing at scale is its own unsolved problem.

The Grid's Missing Piece Was Never Generation — It Was Timing

Renewable energy's intermittency problem isn't really about generating enough power. It's about generating it at the wrong time relative to when it's needed.