Scientists are racing to find potential ways to slow down global warming, going far as to investigate ways to dim the Sun. The concept, known as solar geoengineering, has proven incredibly ...

High above the Earth, a team of scientists is gearing up to release aerosolized particles into the stratosphere, their aim is to reflect sunlight and cool the planet. It’s a high-stakes experiment, ...

Solar geoengineering research is advancing fast after a recent flurry of funding announcements. Yet these technologies are still speculative and have many critics, and we worry their concerns won’t be ...

This article originally appeared on Undark. In April, in the Bay Area town of Alameda, scientists were making plans to block the sun. Not entirely or permanently, of course: Their experiment included ...