A long-awaited study shows that screening for breast cancer with annual mammograms may not always be the best way to catch the disease. In a study published in JAMA and…
Year: 2025
Permitting talks are back, and clean energy is caught in the middle
This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. The Trump administration’s anti-renewables policies have left gigawatts’ worth of new…
How to grow cat grass indoors
Looking for activities to do while spending time inside? Why not take up growing cat grass for your fur baby! Planting To grow the cat grass indoors, fill the pot with soil about two inches from…
Raya Power makes a solar-battery system you can put in your backyard
Meghan Wood, CEO of Raya Power , thinks solar and batteries should be as easy to install as a typical household appliance, durable enough to provide backup power for critical…
Chart: Geothermal energy is attracting more and more investment
See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the week” column . Hot rocks might be the next big thing in energy. Global investment in geothermal energy is growing quickly —…
Let’s get moving on AI-discovered treatments
By STEVEN ZECOLA Recursion Pharmaceuticals announced results today for one its AI-discovered treatments. I was pleased to see the large, sustained reduction in polyps attributable to its treatment for Familial…
Pet insurance brings peace of mind
As pet parents, we want nothing more than for our animals to live long, healthy, happy lives. We keep them safe, feed them well, and give them endless love, but unexpected…
The man behind the fall of offshore wind
David Stevenson stood in a circle of friends and colleagues in an Orlando, Florida, hotel lobby. Everyone but him wore a lapel pin that read “I ♥ Fossil Fuels.” “You…
FirstEnergy bribery scheme sank Lake Erie offshore wind, lawsuit says
Six years ago, it seemed like the Midwest was well on its way to building the first offshore wind farm in the Great Lakes. Then the project withered on the…
Shudong Zhang | Potential lasting effect of opportunistic parasitic fungi on coarse wood decomposition
In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, author Shudong Zhang, a postdoctoral researcher at Peking University, discusses his article ‘Potential lasting effect of opportunistic parasitic fungi on coarse wood decomposition’.…