Thermoelectric generators probably won’t eliminate the charger for your Apple Watch, but for smaller, screenless wearables, the heat constantly escaping from your skin could fundamentally change how we power our devices.
More homeowners than ever need flood insurance. Fewer than ever can afford it.
Just last year, the river was seeing all-time low water levels, which disrupted cargo shipments and recreation.
Its predecessor was wrecked in Hurricane Sandy, but the new Ruth Bader Ginsberg Hospital in Brooklyn should be able to avoid flooding and blackouts.
Nearly 300 genomes from 2,000 years of Scandinavian history point at several new findings.
Sandy exposed New York City's vulnerability to climate change—and officials are still grappling with the fallout.
