If you’ve ever been to a hot spring or geyser or volcano, you’ve seen the future of energy. Earth’s innards are hot — really hot — and that heat sometimes bubbles to the surface. If engineers dig holes in these geologically active places, then pipe water through rock, they can...
Data centers are scrambling to power the AI boom with natural gas
Boom Supersonic wants to build the world’s first commercial supersonic airliner. Founded in 2014, the company set out to make air travel dramatically faster — up to twice the speed of today’s passenger jets — while also aiming for a smaller environmental footprint. For years, Boom has focused on developing...
Utilities in the Southeast may be overestimating the AI boom
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. As more and more data centers crop up throughout Georgia and the Southeast, a recent study finds they may need less energy than the industry and utilities have been predicting. That could have substantial implications...
Muirhead vows to rally Team GB as curling defeat means wait goes on for Winter Olympic medal
Mouat and Dodds repeat fourth place in Beijing Games Brookes and Muir missed out narrowly on Monday Another day, another dolour. The Great Britain Olympic team suffered their third heartbreak in the space of 24 hours after the mixed doubles curling team of Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds lost their...
Welcome to the Dark Side: Seattle’s brutal, Super Bowl-winning defense is here to stay
The Seahawks’ Legion of Boom terrorized opponents in the 2010s. Now a new unit has taken up the mantle – and delivered another title Super Bowl LX was a two-score game with less than five minutes remaining. New England had the ball on the Seahawks’ 44-yard line and – after...
Borthwick backs under-pressure Townsend before Calcutta Cup clash
‘People should spend more time supporting him’ Itoje restored as England captain for Six Nations match Steve Borthwick has called on Scotland supporters to lay off Gregor Townsend before the Calcutta Cup on Saturday, pointing out that his opposite number is his nation’s most successful coach of the professional era....
ICE director refuses to commit to pausing operations for 2026 World Cup
Acting director Todd Lyons called ICE ‘key’ to security 2026 World Cup takes place this summer in 11 US cities The acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told a congressional committee on Tuesday that his agency is a “key part of the overall security apparatus for the...
Okafor grabs comeback draw for Leeds as wasteful Chelsea’s bad habits return
Chelsea’s habit of squandering leads did not leave with Enzo Maresca. The lapses in concentration have piled up and there was another to add to the list after Stamford Bridge witnessed an inexplicable collapse against Leeds, who took another step towards staying up fighting back from 2-0 down to keep...
Ramsey winner for Newcastle adds to Frank woes to leave Spurs fearing the drop
To his extensive list of problems at Tottenham, Thomas Frank can add another. The manager is dealing with a ghost from the club’s more successful recent past. There were 49 minutes on the clock when the South Stand choir took up the song. “He’s magic, you know. Mauricio Poch-e-ttino.” The...
Sesko rescues late point for Manchester United to deny West Ham precious win
Stop all the clippers, don’t cut off the barnet: United’s winning run is over. Frank Ilett, the man who pledged never to visit a barber again until Manchester United won five matches in a row, may have been denied a viral haircut, but United’s resilience came to the fore here...