The Century-Long Legacy of Synthetic Chemicals That Refuse to Disappear PFAS and other persistent chemicals have been detected in Arctic wildlife, remote waters and human populations far from many of their original sources. They have outlasted much of the industrial…
The seafloor holds metals critical to the global energy economy. Mining them could unlock a new mineral frontier while disturbing ecosystems we barely understand. 4,000 Metres Down Four thousand metres beneath the surface of the central Pacific Ocean, sunlight is…
On March 31, 2025, the Indian government closed out its Smart Cities Mission. Over a decade, the project channeled ₹1.5 trillion ($16 billion) into upgrading 100 urban centers. Municipalities installed 84,000 CCTV cameras, digitized utility networks, and built Integrated Command…
