By KRISTINA SMITH & PHIYEN NGUYEN Policymakers and advocates often promote drug price transparency to lower costs and improve equity. While transparency is an important first step toward accountability and…
Day: November 20, 2025
Moss Can Survive the Harsh Conditions of Space
In 2005, scientists announced that moss could grow inside of spaceships. The little plants the scientists sent up on NASA Space Shuttle missions grew in a breathtakingly weird shape, a…
Sortera raises $45M for recycling tech as US demands low-carbon aluminum
The startup Sortera Technologies has raised fresh funding to expand its tech-driven recycling operations — with an eye toward meeting rising U.S. demand for low-carbon aluminum. Sortera uses advanced sensors…
Why Using Your Phone at Night May Not Be as Bad as You Think
For many years, the advice from scientists and experts to people of all ages has been pretty universal: using your phone before bed will mess with your sleep. But findings…
Brookfield inks hydro contract with Microsoft in latest Big Tech deal
Brookfield Renewable Partners has signed yet another deal to power a tech giant’s data centers with one of its existing hydroelectric plants, heralding a potential lifeline for America’s aging dams.…
Greenpeace is paddling out at Rising Tide 2025. Are you?
Greenpeace is taking to the water again, alongside thousands of people, at the Rising Tide People’s Blockade in Muloobinba (Newcastle) on Awabakal and Worimi Country. The climate crisis is escalating…