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A California wind farm paid the Oregon Zoo to raise 12 condor chicks against a federal permit that lets its turbines kill two condors in 30 years, and so far the blades have killed none anywhere in the country, because most condors wear GPS, and the turbines stop spinning before the bird arrives
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (532+ words) ScienceBlog.com is an independent daily science news publication covering peer-reviewed research across all major scientific disciplines. Founded in 2002, it is one of the longest-running science news sites on the internet. It curates and reports on breakthroughs from universities, research…...
Researchers counting sheep under American solar farms as of October 2024 found 113,050 animals already grazing 129,261 acres on 506 sites across 30 states, a pasture the industry had estimated at 15,000 acres only three years earlier
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (167+ words) Nobody actually knew how many sheep were working America's solar farms. There were anecdotes, a trade association, a scattering of local news stories about flocks moving into panel rows from New York to Texas. Published August 25, 2026 · How we edit A…...
Engineers bolted ultrasonic speakers to turbines at a Pennsylvania wind farm and searched the ground beneath them every day for two summers, and the broadcasting turbines killed up to half as many bats, because a bat avoids air it cannot listen through
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (347+ words) A simple tweak to wind turbines—making them audibly hostile to bats—cut fatalities roughly in half, suggesting a low-cost way to protect a species decimated by the renewable energy boom. Published August 24, 2026 · How we edit The experiment ran on the…...
Texas ranchers now run sheep across roughly 68,000 acres of solar farms, more than half the American solar-grazing map, because goats climb the panels and chew the wires and cattle are simply too tall for the rows
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (548+ words) While solar farms must stay weed-free to function, the animals that do that job matter enormously—and sheep have won out over goats, cattle, and every other contender. Published August 23, 2026 · How we edit Drive through Milam County, Texas, past the…...
Waymo's robotaxis have now completed more than 20 million paid rides — and over the same distance, they caused 92% fewer pedestrian injuries than human drivers; the company is now targeting 1 million rides every single week by year-end 2026
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1142+ words) Published August 16, 2026 · How we edit In late December 2025, Waymo’s fleet of driverless robotaxis quietly passed a specific milestone that no autonomous vehicle company had ever reached. The Alphabet subsidiary’s cars completed their 20 millionth paid ride — carrying real passengers in real…...
The Sun’s outer atmosphere is roughly 200 times hotter than its visible surface — millions of degrees against about 10,000°F — and scientists are still trying to explain a paradox whose origins trace back to observations made in 1939.
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1172+ words) The million-degree corona is hundreds of times hotter than the visible surface. Waves and reconnection explain parts of the energy transfer, but not yet all of it. By Lachlan Brown · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published August 15, 2026 · How we edit The…...
In 1956, one watt of solar capacity cost about $1,865 in today's money. Today, a solar module can cost well under 50 cents per watt—and in 2020 the IEA declared the best solar projects the cheapest electricity in history.
2+ week, 1+ day ago (737+ words) Solar's fall from a space-age niche to the cheapest new electricity came from efficiency gains, manufacturing scale, policy and decades of accumulated learning. By The Long View · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published August 13, 2026 · How we edit Those three numbers measure…...
In 1859 the Carrington storm shocked telegraph operators and pushed auroras to Cuba; a repeat today could disrupt grids, satellites, radio and navigation, but it would not simply switch off every electronic device
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1056+ words) A century-plus geomagnetic storm would cripple modern infrastructure in ways both spectacular and selective, leaving some systems intact while paralyzing others we depend on most. By The Long View · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published August 11, 2026 · How we edit On September…...
Solar added a record 600 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2025 and supplied more than 8 percent of the global total, but the next constraint is whether grids can move noon’s surplus into the evening
2+ week, 5+ day ago (997+ words) The world's grids now face their biggest solar challenge: moving a glut of midday power to the hours when people actually need it. Published August 9, 2026 · How we edit Total solar generation reached nearly 2,700 terawatt-hours, more than double its 2022 output and…...
Only a tiny handful of animals understand that the creature in the mirror is themselves, and one of them weighs six tonnes.
3+ week, 1+ day ago (242+ words) The ability to recognize yourself in a mirror is so rare in the animal kingdom that every species capable of it could fit in a single paragraph—yet this seemingly simple cognitive feat may hold clues to consciousness itself. Published…...