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Roy Scranton is an essayist, novelist, literary critic, climate philosopher, and author, most recently, of “Impasse: Climate Change and the Limits of Progress.” He teaches at the University of Notre ...

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China's SpaceX rival, LandSpace, suffered a dramatic rocket failure during a reusability test, highlighting the risks in the global space race.

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As deep South Texas prepares for its first gas export facility, communities along the Gulf Coast offer cautionary tales.

Data centers are controversial, but I hope we can agree that when they are built, they should be constructed, and located, in a manner that minimizes their impact on humans and on the environment.