Presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum of ”Sigamos Haciendo Historia” coalition waves to supporters during the 2024 closing campaign event at Zocalo on May 29, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. Hector Vivas | Getty Images News | Getty Images Mexico’s left-leaning climate scientist Claudia Sheinbaum secured enough votes to become the Latin American country’s first-ever female president. … Read more
Hurricane Irma strikes Miami, Florida, in 2017. Warren Faidley | Getty Images Hurricane season has officially begun. With scientists predicting yet another active year for storms, making your home hurricane resistant has become a more valuable precaution. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in its forecast May 23 that it expects an 85% chance … Read more
Demand for copper is surging. The red metal, considered a barometer for economic health, is a vital component for the construction and defense industries as well as a key component in electric cars, wind turbines and the power grid. But mining companies are having a hard time keeping up. Existing mines and projects under construction … Read more
RistoArnaudov | Getty Images Research into the humble mushroom — an important dietary staple for many of us — suggests that the waste left over from growing fungi could have a surprising sustainable use. A study by researchers from Utrecht University in the Netherlands found that the residual waste from the cultivation of white button … Read more
Oranges are collected in a trolley at an orchard in Arcadia, Florida, on March 14, 2023. In Florida, the world’s second largest producer of orange juice after Brazil, orchards have been suffering from a citrus tree disease, Huanglongbing (HLB), for the last 17 years. Chandan Khanna | Afp | Getty Images Orange juice prices have … Read more
NEW DELHI, INDIA – MAY 29: Residents of JJ Cluster Vivekanand Colony at Chanakyapuri fill up water from a tanker in the morning on May 29, 2024 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) Vipin Kumar | Hindustan Times | Getty Images A record heat wave has engulfed India’s capital … Read more
Wind turbines in Dawson, Texas, on Feb. 28, 2023. Mark Felix | Afp | Getty Images As carbon emissions from fossil fuels keep warming the planet, eco-conscious consumers may wonder if there’s a way to buy electricity from renewable sources without installing technology like solar panels or windmills on their property. In short, the answer … Read more
An aerial view of the Tesla Fremont Factory on April 24, 2024 in Fremont, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images A fire broke out at Tesla‘s vehicle assembly plant in Fremont, California on Monday afternoon, according to a statement from the Fremont Fire Department, posted on social network X. No injuries were reported among employees … Read more
Ai Tiecheng, Senior Vice President of NIO and President of ONVO, speaks during the press conference of ONVO, NIO’s new subsidiary brand, on May 15, 2024 in Shanghai, China. NIO launches its second brand ONVO and its first model L60 on May 15. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images SHANGHAI — Chinese electric … Read more
An aerial view of the Tesla Fremont Factory on April 24, 2024 in Fremont, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Tesla is being sued by the nonprofit Environmental Democracy Project over “ongoing failure to comply with the Clean Air Act” at the electric vehicle company’s assembly plant in Fremont, California. In the suit, filed in … Read more
