A move towards sustainable energy is often talked about as an issue for big government, especially during the 2016 election. However, across the United States, progress is being made in biofuel, wind, and solar power at the grassroots. Atlantic national correspondent James Fallows and contributing w

Forty world leaders are taking part in a climate change summit hosted by US President Joe Biden. Alice Hill, David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment at the Council on Foreign Relations, shared her thoughts on the meeting.

The Nasa rover called ‘Curiosity’ has finally arrived at Gale Crater on planet Mars after a 154 million miles journey, hurtling towards the Mars at over 13,000 mph. The main aim of Curiosity is to see whether the environment of Mars once held the ingredients of life and so Curiosity will drill into

“Every place you step, there’s 10,000 bacteria, most of which we've never seen,” said Brady, an associate professor at Rockefeller University in New York. Many of these bacteria behave in ways that aren't yet understood and produce molecules that haven't been seen before. He and his colleagues repor

In December 2022, California scientists achieved a major breakthrough -- a nuclear fusion reaction that produced more energy than was used to create it. Scientists have done it again and this time their results produced even more energy. Professor Peter Hosemann, chair of nuclear and mechanical eng...

To iron a shirt, you first hang it up in the machine’s cabinet on adjustable hangers. The doors close, and it then an internal steam iron presses the shirt – taking out any creases. Effie's inventors promise it can cut ironing time down by 95 per cent and will dry and iron 12 separate pieces of clot

Video technology and science converge on an active volcano in Vanuatu, where explorer Sam Cossman operated camera-mounted drones to capture high-definition images of the spectacular yet dangerous Marum Crater. Cossman and his team piloted the drones over the 7.5-mile-wide (12-kilometer) caldera whil...

Although we are lucky to be in our lovely environment in the Pines, we are aware of the Black Lives Matter movement and the fight for social justice by African Americans in the United States. Certainly, many of us can remember the hard-won battles that we fought in the LGBTQ community for safety and...

Katharine Hayhoe, a co-author of the current Assessment (November, 2018) and director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University, said in a Friday tweet that the White House’s claim is “demonstrably false.” The 1,600-page report, which was issued by 13 federal agencies and authored by

While visiting Mexico Community of LIghts had the opportunity to visit a unique concept in culinary art. Mercado Roma in the heart of Mexico City is a trendy innovative "food court" entertainment center where we found "French Dip," a delicious mini-restaurant created by renowned Mexican Chef Debby Z...