A new class of “electromicrobial” bioreactors converts CO₂ and renewable electricity into liquid formate, then into protein-rich biomass. Safe storage, compact hardware, and grid-friendly operation make it a frontier for food and materials.
Engineering the Khumbu
Inside the Lives of Everest’s Icefall Doctors, the Sherpa Route-Fixers of the Khumbu
Field Notes from Ice Rivers Few Humans Have Seen
Into the Moulins: Explorers Mapping Greenland’s Hidden Ice Rivers with Drones and Rope
Racing the melt for future science
Rescuing the Last Tropical Ice: The Puncak Jaya Core Retrieval Expedition
A thermal mapping journey above a steaming Peruvian river
Trail of Steam: The Thermal Drone Traverse of Peru’s Boiling River
Field dispatch from the South Pacific rim
Ash to Abyss: A Post-Eruption Traverse of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai Caldera
Microgravity Manufacturing Breakthrough
ZBLAN in Space: How Microgravity Fiber Factories Could Rewire Light
Tapping Earth's Hidden Furnace
Drilling with Microwaves: Gyrotron Bores for Superhot Rock Geothermal
Energy hiding in ordinary rocks
Hunting White Hydrogen: How Iron-Rich Rocks May Feed Self‑Refilling WellsGear ›
Magnetic-mechanical hydration that clicks into place
Magnetic Bottle Mounts for Packs and Bikes: The Fidlock-Style Upgrade Changing On-the-Move Hydration
Packable Heat for Cold Camps
Fold-Flat Titanium Tent Stoves: The Hot-Tenting Upgrade You Can Actually Carry
Trail monopods done right
ARCA-Compatible Trekking Poles: Turn Your Hiking Stick into a Stable MonopodRoutes ›
Coastal road, ferries, and Arctic light
Kystriksveien Fv17: Norway's Ferry-Linked Coastal Route Across the Arctic Circle
Nordic Road Trip Inspiration
Iceland’s Westfjords Way: A 950 km Loop Through Puffin Cliffs and Geothermal Shores
Sea-spanning cycleway in Japan’s Inland Sea
Shimanami Kaido: Cycling Onomichi to Imabari Across Six Islands