Articles by

Molly Taft

A Startup Says It Has Found a Hidden Source of Geothermal Energy

A geothermal startup said Thursday that it has hit gold in Nevada—metaphorically speaking. Zanskar, which uses AI...

The Trump Administration’s Data Center Push Could Open the Door for New Forever Chemicals

In recent months, the Trump administration has opened a deregulatory floodgate in the name of building more...

Valar Atomics Says It’s the First Nuclear Startup to Achieve Criticality

Startup Valar Atomics said on Monday that it achieved criticality—an essential nuclear milestone—with the help of one...

The Data Center Resistance Has Arrived

On Election Day, Peter Hubbard was one of two Democratic candidates who took a decisive—and surprising—victory in...

If the US Has to Build Data Centers, Here’s Where They Should Go

Tech companies have invested so much money in building data centers in recent months, it’s actively driving...

Hurricane Melissa Has Meteorologists Terrified

Meteorologists who have spent the past few days monitoring the rapid development of Hurricane Melissa in the...

New Report Finds Efforts to Slow Climate Change Are Working—Just Not Fast Enough

In the 10 years since the signing of the Paris Agreement, the backbone of international climate action,...

Former Google CEO Will Fund Boat Drones to Explore Rough Antarctic Waters

A foundation created by Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, will fund a project to send...