2026

Scientists at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands have discovered how tin-based perovskite materials allow hot electrons to retain their excess energy for around 1,000 times longer than expected, a finding that could shape the future of solar power. The researchers found that two physical effects, the hot phonon bottleneck and the Burstein–Moss effect,…

Al Ellis and his late wife Sondra had spent decades building the biggest vision of their lives, a 207-acre ranch near their two-story log home off US Highway 191 in Boulder, a town of roughly 100 people 12 miles south of Pinedale. Ellis, an 84-year-old Navy veteran and former commercial driver, had turned to become…

For Mandal, the idea began with footage showing fishermen using donated mosquito nets as fishing material because the mesh was available when conventional fishing equipment was not. At 16, Rajarshi Mandal is already tackling a problem that has challenged public-health systems for decades: how to make limited malaria-prevention resources go further. The Lexington High School…

PC: National Geographic and MWCT In 2009, Edward Norton ran the New York City Marathon alongside Maasai warriors to raise awareness and funds for a conservation project in Kenya. His connection with the cause began after he visited Campi ya Kanzi, an ecolodge near Mount Kilimanjaro that linked tourism income with protecting land and supporting…