Geo-engineering

The world in 2050. Illustration: Avi Blizovsky via DALEE.

The journal "Nature" looks to 2050: Nuclear fusion, Mars, and "lightless" laboratories – and it all depends on politics

The prestigious journal marks the decisive junctures: the climate crisis and the response to it, the race for artificial intelligence infrastructure, questions of public trust and science funding, and the ability to transform breakthroughs into systems that work at scale.
Artist's impression of an unmanned, wind-powered, remotely controlled ship that could be used to clear clouds. Photo: John McNeil

Clearing clouds to control global warming?