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4 Acidic Ocean ‘Hot Zones’ That Threaten Oyster And Clam Populations
Environment

4 Acidic Ocean ‘Hot Zones’ That Threaten Oyster And Clam Populations

By Mary Beth Griggs

Warm Weather In Asia May Have Spurred Black Death Outbreaks In Europe
Health

Warm Weather In Asia May Have Spurred Black Death Outbreaks In Europe

By Mary Beth Griggs

Worst Drought In 1,000 Years Forecasted For The U.S.
Environment

Worst Drought In 1,000 Years Forecasted For The U.S.

By Mary Beth Griggs

Researchers Find Just How Much Plastic We’re Putting Into The Ocean
Environment

Researchers Find Just How Much Plastic We’re Putting Into The Ocean

By Loren Grush

Shore Architecture
Environment

Shore Architecture

By SURE HOUSE

Shining Light onto the Field of Photonics
Environment

Shining Light onto the Field of Photonics

By SURE HOUSE

Australia Is Heating Up Faster Than The Rest Of The World
Environment

Australia Is Heating Up Faster Than The Rest Of The World

By Lydia Ramsey

11 Ways Science and Technology Are Waging War on Winter
Environment

11 Ways Science and Technology Are Waging War on Winter

By Dan Nosowitz

A Robotic Water Snake To Sniff Out Pollution [Video]
Technology

A Robotic Water Snake To Sniff Out Pollution [Video]

By Alison Bruzek

Scientists Adjust Doomsday Clock Over Nuclear Threats And Climate Change
Environment

Scientists Adjust Doomsday Clock Over Nuclear Threats And Climate Change

By Loren Grush

Oh ‘SMAP’! New NASA Satellite Will Help Predict Drought, Climate Change
Environment

Oh ‘SMAP’! New NASA Satellite Will Help Predict Drought, Climate Change

By Shannon Stirone

Is This The Cruise Ship Of The Future?
Environment

Is This The Cruise Ship Of The Future?

By Sarah Fecht

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Environment

Welcome To The SURE House

By SURE HOUSE

Throwback Thursday: Digital Dogs, The B-2 Stealth Bomber, And Innovations Against Climate Change
Environment

Throwback Thursday: Digital Dogs, The B-2 Stealth Bomber, And Innovations Against Climate Change

By Rafi Letzter

How An Evangelical Christian Researcher Reconciles Science With Her Faith
Environment

How An Evangelical Christian Researcher Reconciles Science With Her Faith

By Katharine Hayhoe

Pop Culture Mentions Of Global Warming Have Plummeted Since 2007
Environment

Pop Culture Mentions Of Global Warming Have Plummeted Since 2007

By Francie Diep

Turning Old Lead Batteries Into New Solar Energy
Environment

Turning Old Lead Batteries Into New Solar Energy

By Emily Gertz

Extreme Rainfall Is The New Normal, And We’re Not Ready For It
Environment

Extreme Rainfall Is The New Normal, And We’re Not Ready For It

By Emily Gertz

Days With Multiple Tornados More Frequent And Intense
Environment

Days With Multiple Tornados More Frequent And Intense

By Emily Gertz

To Clean Up Oil Spills, Magnetize The Oil First
Environment

To Clean Up Oil Spills, Magnetize The Oil First

By Emily Gertz

Climate Change Cruise Will Bring Tourists Across The Melted Arctic
Environment

Climate Change Cruise Will Bring Tourists Across The Melted Arctic

By Kelsey D. Atherton

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Environment

U.K. Supermarket To Run On Electricity Made From Its Own Rotting Food

By Francie Diep

Computer Models Show What Exactly Would Happen To Earth After A Nuclear War
Environment

Computer Models Show What Exactly Would Happen To Earth After A Nuclear War

By Francie Diep

‘State Of The Climate’ Report: Continued Disruption
Environment

‘State Of The Climate’ Report: Continued Disruption

By Emily Gertz

Does ‘The Ocean Cleanup’ Stand Up To Peer Review?
Environment

Does ‘The Ocean Cleanup’ Stand Up To Peer Review?

By Emily Gertz

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Environment

Meet The Scientist Who Might End The Climate Culture Wars

By Emily Gertz

Flying Further To Avoid Contrails Might Help With Global Warming
Environment

Flying Further To Avoid Contrails Might Help With Global Warming

By Emily Gertz

What Are Your Picks For The Best In Cli-Fi?
Environment

What Are Your Picks For The Best In Cli-Fi?

By Emily Gertz

The Great Arctic Melt Opens Up A Lot Of Questions
Environment

The Great Arctic Melt Opens Up A Lot Of Questions

By Emily Gertz

10-Foot Sea Level Rise Now Unstoppable Due To Glacier Collapse
Environment

10-Foot Sea Level Rise Now Unstoppable Due To Glacier Collapse

By Douglas Main

Why MIT Thinks You (Yes, You!) Can Solve Climate Change
DIY

Why MIT Thinks You (Yes, You!) Can Solve Climate Change

By Chandra Clarke

A Proposal To Save Electricity By Brightening The Moon
Environment

A Proposal To Save Electricity By Brightening The Moon

By Francie Diep

How Global Warming Will Affect Your Beer
Environment

How Global Warming Will Affect Your Beer

By Francie Diep

Painted Sunsets Hold Record of Volcanic Eruptions, Pollution
Science

Painted Sunsets Hold Record of Volcanic Eruptions, Pollution

By Emily Gertz

South Florida Adapting Infrastructure to Rising Sea Levels
Environment

South Florida Adapting Infrastructure to Rising Sea Levels

By Emily Gertz

The New Spring, Brought To You By Climate Change, In Five Charts
Environment

The New Spring, Brought To You By Climate Change, In Five Charts

By Katie Peek

Not Just New York: Gas Leaks Are A Problem All Over The U.S.
Environment

Not Just New York: Gas Leaks Are A Problem All Over The U.S.

By Francie Diep

8 Steps To Sustainable Meat And Milk
Environment

8 Steps To Sustainable Meat And Milk

By Emily Gertz

To Stop Tornadoes, Build Giant Walls Between States
Environment

To Stop Tornadoes, Build Giant Walls Between States

By Colin Lecher

White Roofs Keep Cities Cooler Than ‘Green’ Ones, Study Finds
Environment

White Roofs Keep Cities Cooler Than ‘Green’ Ones, Study Finds

By Francie Diep

A World Without The Winter Olympics
Environment

A World Without The Winter Olympics

By Jennifer Bogo

2013 Was Another Year Of Extreme Weather Across the U.S.
Environment

2013 Was Another Year Of Extreme Weather Across the U.S.

By Emily Gertz

Infographic: Scientists Who Doubt Human-Caused Climate Change
Environment

Infographic: Scientists Who Doubt Human-Caused Climate Change

By Emily Gertz

As Lower Levels Melt, Penguins Climb Ice Cliffs To Breed
Environment

As Lower Levels Melt, Penguins Climb Ice Cliffs To Breed

By Emily Gertz

Suburbia’s Carbon Footprint Is Four Times The Size Of Urban Residents’, Study Finds
Environment

Suburbia’s Carbon Footprint Is Four Times The Size Of Urban Residents’, Study Finds

By Francie Diep

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Environment

Fewer Reindeer, More Wildfires: Welcome To The Arctic In 2013

By Emily Gertz

How Biking In Traffic Affects Your Body
Environment

How Biking In Traffic Affects Your Body

By Francie Diep

Did Ancient Climate Change Drive Human Evolution?
Science

Did Ancient Climate Change Drive Human Evolution?

By Shaunacy Ferro

How Scott Collis Is Harnessing New Data To Improve Climate Models
Environment

How Scott Collis Is Harnessing New Data To Improve Climate Models

By Veronique Greenwood and Valerie Ross

What Would Happen If You Drank Water From The Gowanus Canal?
Environment

What Would Happen If You Drank Water From The Gowanus Canal?

By Dan Nosowitz

Big Pic: 820-Foot-High Tunnels Discovered Under Antarctic Ice
Environment

Big Pic: 820-Foot-High Tunnels Discovered Under Antarctic Ice

By Francie Diep

IPCC Still Really, Really Sure We’re Causing Climate Change
Environment

IPCC Still Really, Really Sure We’re Causing Climate Change

By Shaunacy Ferro

The Most Depressing Climate Change Visualizations From Today’s IPCC Report
Environment

The Most Depressing Climate Change Visualizations From Today’s IPCC Report

By Shaunacy Ferro

How To Make A Beach Clean Itself
Environment

How To Make A Beach Clean Itself

By Pavithra S. Mohan

Environment

Idea: Let’s Name Storms After Climate Change Deniers

By Colin Lecher

The Odd Way Beavers Impact Climate Change
Environment

The Odd Way Beavers Impact Climate Change

By Shaunacy Ferro

Climate Change Will Affect Non-White Americans Disproportionately
Environment

Climate Change Will Affect Non-White Americans Disproportionately

By Francie Diep

Climate Change Enables A Summer-Long Rowboat Trip Through The Northwest Passage
Environment

Climate Change Enables A Summer-Long Rowboat Trip Through The Northwest Passage

By Francie Diep

President Obama Announces A Climate Change Action Plan
Environment

President Obama Announces A Climate Change Action Plan

By Shaunacy Ferro

How To Get People To Care About Climate Change
Environment

How To Get People To Care About Climate Change

By Shaunacy Ferro

Greedy Algae May Thwart Ocean Fertilization Efforts
Environment

Greedy Algae May Thwart Ocean Fertilization Efforts

By Francie Diep

Does The Tesla Model S Electric Car Pollute More Than An SUV?
Environment

Does The Tesla Model S Electric Car Pollute More Than An SUV?

By David Noland/ Green Car Reports

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Science

FYI: Could Climate Change Cause More (And Bigger) Tornadoes?

By Shaunacy Ferro

How Popular Tourist Destinations Will Look Submerged In 25 Feet Of Water
Environment

How Popular Tourist Destinations Will Look Submerged In 25 Feet Of Water

By Shaunacy Ferro