Environmental Science

Are Electric Vehicles Actually More Sustainable?

Mia KimMay 31, 2023

While electric cars are often associated with sustainability, we must ask ourselves, are they actually greener? While there are no emissions from the tailpipe of an electric car, the process of manufacturing and charging such vehicles requires energy, emissions, and resources. Electric cars run on lithium-ion batteries, which is a huge contributor to not only…

Environmental Science

Breakthroughs in Nuclear Fusion

Mara DuBoisMay 31, 2023

For decades, scientists have been racing to find clean energy that comes from non-polluting sources. This would enable humans to “generate the energy we need without the greenhouse gas emissions and negative environmental effects that come with fossil fuels, in turn helping to reduce climate change.” People use immense amounts of energy every day, and…