Ratnakar Lavu is the Chief Digital Information Officer of Elevance, the holding company of Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in some 14 states (usually called Anthem Blue Cross). We…
Joanna Sudyka | Why do birds cheat?
In this week’s blog post, we find out how relationship woes are abundant in the bird community! Through her paper: “Avian extra-pair paternity in the last European primeval forest”, author Joanna Sudyka provides an explanation for the question: “why do birds…
Trump admin courts Westinghouse rivals amid slow talks on new nuclear
The Trump administration is pushing to revive the U.S. nuclear industry — but slow-moving talks with the developer of the nation’s flagship nuclear reactor have prompted officials to explore alternatives.…
Which states have the most grid batteries?
See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the Week” column . California and Texas are far ahead of the pack when it comes to grid batteries. But another state is…
Virginia to become second state that allows balcony solar
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just buy a pair of solar panels at Walmart in the morning and plug them in on your deck in the afternoon —…
Clean cement startup Sublime cuts jobs after Trump pulled funding
One of the most promising low-carbon cement startups, Sublime Systems , has hit a major roadblock in its efforts to scale up production. The startup said this week that it…
2025 Haldane Prize shortlist: Functional Ecology’s Award for Early Career Researchers
The Haldane Prize is awarded annually by the British Ecological Society for the best paper in Functional Ecology by an early career author. We are pleased to present the shortlisted papers for the 2025 award (published…
Draft bill would let utilities own nuclear plants in Ohio
House Bill 15, a major energy law that blocked utilities from owning and operating electricity generation, cruised through Ohio’s legislature last year with nearly unanimous support from both parties. Now,…
Illinois to data centers: Bring your own renewables and skip the line
Across the country, state lawmakers are considering ways to address the risks posed by the explosion of power-hungry data centers. They have proposed an array of bills to impose moratoriums…
Michael Dalton, Ovatient
Michael Dalton is CEO of Ovatient — it’s a telehealth company built on Epic that comes out of health systems (Medical University of South Carolina and Metro Health, Cleveland, OH).…