Geoengineering
How Whales Geoengineer the Oceans for Us
How whale 'poo-namis' may be able to suck down the planet's excess carbon.
Harvard Scientists Say It's Time to Think About Engineering the Climate
Wait, isn't that the plot of 'Snowpiercer'?
The Climate Scientist Who Pioneered Geoengineering Fears It's About to Blow Up
And Ken Caldeira, the climate scientist who pioneered the research, fears its time is coming.
Scientists Propose Using Lasers to Fight Global Warming From Space
Scientists want to build two new laser-toting satellites: One that can grow cloud cover on Earth, and one that can blast greenhouse gases out of the sky.
'It's Only a Matter of Time': Scientists Consider Geoengineering a Cooler Planet
The current state of geoengineering, as seen from the front lines of the first and biggest international conference ever held to examine the subject.
Planet Hacks: Climate Engineering Is About to Get Real
The world's first major international geoengineering meeting is now officially underway in Berlin.
Scientists Propose First Major Framework for Climate Engineering Experiments
'The Berlin Declaration' is one of the biggest signs yet that global climate engineering is making its way towards the mainstream.
Melting Ice Sheets Are Dumping Nutritious Iron into Earth's Oceans
A geoengineering experiment is underway, whether we like it or not.
How the Top Five Schemes to Hack the Planet Could Blow Up in Our Faces
From fertilizing oceans to messing with solar radiation, tinkering with Earth's systems may have predictable—and potentially horrible—side effects.
An Incomplete List of Things That Are Not Actually “Hacking”
Let's wordhack this problem before it's too late.