Scientific American High-Energy Cosmic Rays Come from Outside Our GalaxyScientific American“For the first time, we have proof that the highest-energy cosmic rays are of extragalactic origin,” says Alan Watson, a UK astronomer and co-founder of the observatory. The result comes as a relief to the researchers, after previous claims regarding …New evidence that the highest…

5 Ways to Focus Your Energy During a Work CrunchHarvard Business ReviewWork invariably ebbs and flows, cycling between steady states, where we feel more in control of the pace and workload, and peak periods, where the work crunch hits us hard. Unexpected setbacks, project sprints, or even vacations and holidays can create …

CoinDesk Australia’s Origin Energy to Trial Blockchain Power TradingCoinDeskOne of Australia’s largest utility providers is working with blockchain startup Power Ledger to test a new energy trading platform. Origin Energy works in a number of energy fields, including power plant operation, natural gas processing and both … and more »

NPR Ruling Finds Solar Panels From China Hurt US MakersNPRInstalling solar panels on your home could become more expensive, depending on how President Trump responds to a decision Friday by the U.S. International Trade Commission. The ITC found that low-cost, imported solar panels from China and other …Trade panel puts solar tariff decision in Trump’s handsPoliticoSolar…

Fast Company These Solar Farms Have A Secret Hiding Under Them: MushroomsFast CompanyThe farms, at two locations in northeastern Japan, will produce a combined 4,000 kilowatts of solar power that will be sold to a local utility, while the mushroom farms will yield an annual 40 tons of cloud-ear mushrooms, a crop that is typically…

Gizmodo The Ultimate, Indisputable Ranking of Planets in the Solar SystemGizmodoRecently, my colleagues at Deadspin posted a ranking of the planets. But it was mostly incorrect. After extensively researching and writing about our solar neighborhood, I feel I’m fairly qualified to take a stab at ranking these bad boys once and for all. and more »

Daily Beast They Voted For Trump. Obama’s Solar Panels Saved Them From Irma’s Wrath.Daily BeastThey did not likely offer thanks to Obama for the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which funded such public projects as the $10 million UCF Florida Solar Energy Center program to create SunSmart E-Shelters in 115 schools.

Washington Post One of the most bizarre ideas about climate change just found more evidence in its favorWashington PostMore and more, we are learning that climate change can lead to some pretty strange and counterintuitive effects, especially when it comes to the wintertime. For instance, scientists have pointed out for a number of years that…

Ars Technica Possible good news about climate change leads to confused coverageArs TechnicaThe story in Nature Geoscience starts with a widely used figure from the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The figure was meant to provide an easier way to represent the consequences of future greenhouse gas emissions.Who Should Pay for…

U.S. News & World Report Climate Change’s Southern SalvoU.S. News & World ReportPort Arthur, like the South as a whole, is both uniquely located to feel climate change’s effects and uniquely vulnerable to its dangers, experts say. From Florida and the Gulf Coast to Kentucky and Southern Appalachia, the rising temperatures and more …