Latest Climate Change Stories
To combat smog, Thailand made it rain
14 things you should never flush down the toilet
Here’s a planet-friendly diet that’s not vegan
Ocean warming is making waves stronger—and that’s a problem
The world’s oldest, deepest lake is full of life. Humans are changing that.
This robot plants heat-resistant corals to save endangered reefs
Great tits are killing birds and eating their brains. Climate change may be to blame.
This powder could cheaply capture carbon pollution from power plants
Why some coastal regions flood more easily than others
We’ve wasted so much plastic, it’s almost impossible to picture—these charts will help
In 2018, Alaska’s Bering Sea was all out of whack.
Tree resin could replace fossil fuels in everything from printer ink to shoe polish
The EU just finalized an agreement to ban tons of single-use plastics
Air pollution is choking solar energy around the world
Earth’s cold storage is melting. Here’s what’s oozing out.
Gribble me this: What eats wood and poops clean energy?
The threat of climate change hasn’t curbed our carbon emissions—they’re at a record high
Greenland is melting much faster than we thought
The 2018 hurricane season taught us some important lessons—so let’s not forget them
The seasons are shifting, but redrawing their lines won’t erase the problem
The U.S. keeps causing trouble at a crucial climate change summit
Black truffles are in trouble
The surprising link between balmy winters and violent crime
What the new climate report says about where you live
Hurricanes are doing more damage and it’s our own fault
The air quality in San Francisco is so bad, being there for a day is like smoking 10 cigarettes
See how much of California has burned in the last five years
Visualizing California’s current fires, some of the deadliest and most destructive on record
Oceans are losing a football field of seagrass every 30 minutes
Air pollution might make it harder to get pregnant
Lyme disease is thriving thanks to climate change
MEGAPIXELS: NASA provides a powerful view of California’s deadly wildfires
As oceans grow more acidic, they’re eating away at their protective floors
These pinhole cameras are capturing 1000 year photos of Lake Tahoe
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Your future smartphone could fix its broken screen by pulling carbon from the air
Scientists want to put ‘speed bumps’ in hurricane alley to slow down storms
A new report shows the ozone hole is healing, but it’s not all good news
Extreme summer weather will be back next year . . . and probably forever
Bitcoin is probably bad for the planet, but exactly how bad remains to be seen
Blow flies help us solve murders—but climate change is forcing them out
Cemeteries are the perfect spot to track our planet’s demise
There’s plastic in your poop, but we have no idea how dangerous that is
Scientists caught an Antarctic ice shelf singing a strange tune
Here’s what’s devastating Puerto Rico’s insect populations—and the animals that eat them
Climate change brings rising seas—and beer prices
The terrifying new climate change report has one silver lining
Shorter winters are stunting the growth of plants
This machine could turn your power walking into usable energy
What you should know about the new climate change report
The toxins of our past still threaten the future of killer whales
This new device could teach us how the crud in our air affects our health
Climate change is inevitable—but not in the way the EPA thinks
Glaciers are no longer moving at glacial paces
Devastating termite infestations threaten more damage in the wake of post-hurricane floods
Why rivers rise long after a hurricane is gone
Want to save the planet? Don’t drain the swamps.
Humans have been messing with the climate for thousands of years
We already know air pollution hurts your heart—and it might also hurt your brain
Our seasons are out of whack, which is really bad for migratory birds
Conservation takes one scientist to the extreme
Charted: How hurricanes are becoming more extreme
Hurricane Harvey’s record-setting floodwaters were packed with pollution and disease
Charted: Here’s how much your food waste hurts the environment
As summers get hotter, death tolls will rise