A new report marks 2015 a milestone in clean energy generation. With growth of 153 GW, humans have generated more than half of our net annual additions. This is welcome news ahead of the official signing of the Paris Climate Agreement, and will hopefully spur growth in more resistant countries.

A human genome contains 3 billion base pairs, one project is seeking to write a complete human genome, besting current efforts able to produce 1 million pairs. The researchers are looking to the future in hopes that their work will spur even further growth in science and technology.

Researchers have created about 225 square centimeters of a fabric equipped with fibers than can harvest and store energy from the sun and everyday motion. The textile could be used to power gadgets or lead to innovations in flexible screens, medical monitoring devices, and possibly even robotics.

In Zambia, 97% of the rural population has no electricity. That’s about to change.