Monthly Archive: September 2025

Nature Index reveals China’s rise in science and America’s retreat. Harvard stands alone in the top 10 while Trump attacks universities.

Tesla has removed the ability to order the stripped-down RWD model of the Cybertruck.

California’s refineries are closing not because of regulation, but because gasoline demand is shrinking as EV adoption crosses tipping points.

I built SolarBuddy lights for energy-poor areas and explained the project's impact on education and safety.

Many people in the US may just now be hearing about the invasive spotted lantern fly and its tree of heaven host plant. For those of us on the East Coast, they are hard to ignore and causing massive economic and ecological devastation. NY state estimates hundreds of millions of dollars in economic damage to the state, with billions of dollars of potential impact on a national level if allowed to spread. Fall is the best time to address the problem, and now is the best time to slow the spread into areas not already infested. While some people may not like the idea of killing bugs or trees, doing nothing could lead to far more destruction.