Floating solar rig from Columbia University harvests hydrogen fuel from seawater
Engineers at Columbia University have created a "solar fuels rig," which floats on the ocean, captures solar energy,...
Evaporation could generate 2.85 million megawatt hours of electricity each year
In a world where much energy is wasted, valuable renewable sources may be disappearing into thin air. Scientists...
Dead Sea salt reveals drought on a scale never recorded - and it could happen again
Thick layers of Dead Sea salt found 1,000 feet below the sea bed holds clues to our planet's past - and a warning....
Bill Gates warns against climate-change denial
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates recently spoke out against denying climate change during a student question-and-answer...
Twinkling cemetery would turn the deceased into a dazzling sea of lights under the Manhattan Bridge
[gallery_extend] DeathLab’s proposal centers around the notion that traditional in-ground cemeteries...
Climate change has doubled the size of forest fires in Western US
Over the past three decades, man-made climate change has doubled the total area burned by forest fires in the Western...
'New York's zaniest new building' is almost complete
Construction on the quirky Diller Scofidio + Renfro-designed Columbia University Medical Center is reportedly almost...
Here's what the environmentally-friendly cemetery of the future could look like
Did you know there is a DeathLab at Columbia University? Operating under the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning,...
Scientists invent the world's first microchip powered by biological systems
Researchers at Columbia University have successfully created the world's first computer chip powered by an isolated...
Two supermassive black holes are heading for a cosmic mega-collision
If you’re weary, feelin’ small, remember that somewhere out there, two supermassive black holes are heading...
Check out + POOL's free art installation at the Ace Hotel to learn about NYC's first river-purifying pool
If the idea of taking a dip on a warm, sunny summer day sounds really good to you right about now, + POOL has a...
U.S. to face worst droughts in 1,000 years, says new study
Hang on to your water bottles. The United States is primed for the worst droughts recorded in the last 1,000...
James Corner Field Operations' Muscota Marsh Restoration Will Help Clean the Harlem River
The lead firm behind the High Line recently completed their newest riverfront park, a self-sustaining ecosystem...
Designing and Building with Bacteria Could be the Future of Architecture
The rate at which science has been evolving for the last few decades suggests it won’t be long before we’re...
Own a Piece of NYC's Amazing Floating + Pool on the East River by Helping to Make It a Reality
[gallery_extend] + Pool is no ordinary pool. It's more like a giant +-shaped water filter plopped down in...
