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![An East Antarctic ice shelf has collapsed](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/28/ice-shelf.png?w=600)
Climate Change
An East Antarctic ice shelf has collapsed
![An hypothetical illustration of society running on garbage.](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/24/bigq_2000x1500.jpg?w=600)
Is trash a form of renewable energy?
![A small gray cat with white buttons as he plays with some cat-focused eye-catching games and a pink toy mouse in her paw.](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/19/Keep-your-kitty-engaged-with-the-best-cat-toys..jpg?w=719)
Animals
Best cat toys
![a new postal delivery vehicle](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/25/NGDV.jpg?w=658)
Electric Vehicles
The USPS just doubled its EV order, but experts say it’s not enough
![A small puppy gets a refreshing drink from the best dog water bottle, thanks to its (human) mom and dad.](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/28/best-dog-water-bottle.jpg?w=719)
Animals
Best dog water bottles
![Ice formations and ocean in Antarctica.](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/21/cassie-matias-4XLYg8CjFvk-unsplash-scaled.jpg?w=600)
Climate Change
Record-breaking heat is bombarding the North and South poles
![Photo of flowers and grass of a home landscape to illustrate a story about adapting to longer growing seasons.](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/18/flowers.jpg?w=600)
Climate Change
How to adapt your lawn and garden for longer growing seasons
![Flooded neighborhood in Bangladesh due to climate change and maladaptation](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/18/misbahul-aulia-38CTbydRZXI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?w=675)
Climate Change
Why some climate change adaptations just make things worse
![a little asian girl sneezes into a tissue with greenery in the background](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/16/sneezing-scaled.jpg?w=675)
Climate Change
Climate change is pumping more pollen into allergy season
![March 5, 2022 tornadoes in south and central Iowa on a radar loop](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/16/des-moines-tornadoes-radar-loop-1.gif?w=696)
Climate Change
The 2022 tornado season is going to be a doozy
![Solar panels on field.](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/11/zbynek-burival-V4ZYJZJ3W4M-unsplash-scaled.jpg?w=680)
Electric Vehicles
Rusty metal could be the battery the energy grid needs
![A storm cloud brought by the North American monsoon hangs over the desert near Tombstone, Arizona.](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/11/North-American-monsoon.jpg?w=675)
Climate Change
Why the North American monsoon is unlike any other
![Car exhaust was a major source of lead exposure.](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/08/exhaust-g351b1fa7d_1920.jpg?w=674)
Climate Change
Leaded gas may have lowered the IQ of 170 million US adults
![These are our picks for the best dental chews for dogs on Amazon.](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/22/best-dental-chews-for-dogs.jpg?w=719)
Animals
Best dental chews for dogs
![Amazon rainforest trees and river in Brazil](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/07/nathalia-segato-8fLSrccoox0-unsplash-scaled.jpg?w=674)
Climate Change
The Amazon is on the brink of a climate change tipping point
![Lit wood stove emitting air pollution](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/07/wood-stove-air-pollution.jpg?w=675)
Climate Change
An EPA fix for pollution-spewing wood stoves is backfiring
![A man sitting on his couch and petting his white big dog staying in front of wooden table.](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26/A-man-sitting-in-a-chair-petting-a-furry-dog-who-could-use-the-best-dog-grooming-kit..jpg?w=719)
Animals