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DeepMind’s David Silver speaks to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists about games, beauty, and AI’s potential to avert human-made disasters. Photo provided by David Silver and used with permission.

DeepMind’s David Silver on games, beauty, and AI’s potential to avert human-made disasters

By Susan D’Agostino | Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Interviews, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Bees together. Honeybees (Apis melifera) on wild fennel. Credit: Jack Wolf. CC BY-ND 2.0.

A taste of radioactive honey: The long-lived legacies of nuclear testing

By Susan D’Agostino | Analysis, Climate Change, Nuclear Risk

Aerial photo of trailer park in Florida Keys

It’s always darkest before the dawn. Which could be true for climate change, too.

By John Morales | Climate Change, Opinion, Personal Essay

To win over communities of color, environmental groups need to show they’re trustworthy

By Eric Siegel | Analysis, Climate Change

The climate risks of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

By Sagatom Saha | Climate Change

industrial landscape, smoke, high tension wires

“We’re Number… 24.” US near back of pack among developed nations on environment

By Emily Holden | Climate Change

A religious nature: Philosopher Seyyed Hossein Nasr on Islam and the environment

By | Uncategorized

Elizabeth Kolbert: Covering the hot topic of climate change by going to the ends of the Earth

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Interviews

Getting serious about the new realities of global climate change

By Jennifer A. Burney, Charles F. Kennel, David G. Victor | Uncategorized

Paul R. Ehrlich: Seeking environmental solutions in the social sciences

By | Interviews

Landscape portrait: A look at the impacts of radioactive contaminants on Chernobyl’s wildlife

By Timothy A. Mousseau, Anders P. Møller | Uncategorized