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This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the  Climate Desk  collaboration. Lauren Phillips’ balcony just became a power plant. A very small, carbon-free one. A few weeks ago, the attorney set up what may be the first plug-and-play solar panel in the Bronx. The 220-watt installation, which is secured to

The Chocolate Hills are named after the color they turn during the dry season. (Image credit: Afriandi via Getty Images) QUICK FACTS Name: Chocolate Hills Location: Bohol, Philippines Coordinates: 9.8297, 124.1396 Why it's incredible: The hills change color with the seasons, inspiring legends that giants formed the mounds from mud. The Chocolate Hills are a

Woody Guthrie famously painted the slogan “This Machine Kills Fascists” on his guitar – a pithy summary of the songwriter’s belief in the power of his political songs. “He wasn’t much of a guitar player,” says Billy Bragg, Britain’s most famous contemporary protest songwriter. “He was, bottom line, a communicator by any means necessary. He

Dincolo de scenariile de science-fiction pe care le priveam detașați acum doar un deceniu, modificarea liniei de coastă este astăzi o realitate tangibilă, vizibilă cu ochiul liber de la an la an. Datele științifice actuale, care vizează orizonturile 2030 și 2050, sunt fără echivoc și ne îndeamnă la prevedere. Nivelul mării crește nu liniar, ci

The Philippine Coast Guard is searching for more than a dozen divers and crew members of a boat that reportedly sank off the archipelago’s largest southern island, Mindanao. After receiving a smartphone message, the Coast Guard dispatched the vessel Malamawi to look for the divers, which officials think are clinging to their outrigger dive boat’s

Illustration of an Antares fission reactor on the lunar surface. Credit: Antares WASHINGTON — NASA and the Department of Energy have agreed to work together on development of nuclear reactors for the moon as industry awaits the release of a final call for proposals. NASA and DOE announced Jan. 13 that they had signed a

Voters don’t care about ideology, they care about deliverables, says Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. He calls himself the GSD governor – “Since this is the Christian Science Monitor, that’s ‘Get Stuff Done,’” he quips at an event hosted by the Monitor, as part of the Monitor Breakfast series. Mr. Shapiro thinks the Democratic Party would

Emily Long Emily Long Freelance Writer Experience Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of Atlantic Media Company, in Washington, D.C. She has nearly a decade of experience as a freelancer covering

Huish Outdoors has issued a recall notice for the company’s Hollis 200LX Second Stage Regulator, recommending divers stop using it and retailers stop selling it. The company said it “has received reports of internal components within certain Hollis 200LX second stage regulators separating or fracturing before or after a dive,” adding: “Our investigation indicates that

Three harvest mice playing around and entwining their tails together to stop them from falling. Lillian King via Getty Images Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. If a female house mouse mates with multiple male house mice, her litter could have multiple fathers. Polyandry, as