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Air conditioner in house window on Summer day.

New paint ‘sweats’ to keep buildings cool New paint ‘sweats’ to keep buildings cool

Adélie penguins walking along the Antarctic coastline.

How pungent poop could help Antarctica’s penguins How pungent poop could help Antarctica’s penguins

By Laura Baisas

Sargassum algae piles up along the shore at a beach in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

31 million tons of seaweed ready to stink up Florida’s beaches 31 million tons of seaweed ready to stink up Florida’s beaches

By Laura Baisas

A man is sweating during a heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on April 28, 2024. (Photo by Rehman Asad/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The world is heating up. How much can our bodies handle? The world is heating up. How much can our bodies handle?

By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey / Grist

Fossil pine trees in Montana

Thawing tundra reveals ancient fossilized forest in Montana Thawing tundra reveals ancient fossilized forest in Montana

a tick half embedded in human skin

How hitchhiking ticks are bringing diseases to new places How hitchhiking ticks are bringing diseases to new places

By Laura Baisas

Two Fingered Sloth close-up

Sloths may be in danger by the end of the century Sloths may be in danger by the end of the century

Satellite image of Hurricane Helene

What Hurricane Helene looks like from space What Hurricane Helene looks like from space

a reservoir in colombia with very low water levels due to drought

Mega El Niños helped kill 90 percent of life on Earth Mega El Niños helped kill 90 percent of life on Earth

By Laura Baisas

remnants of a sunken village in a very dry reservoir

Drought reveals a sunken village in Greece Drought reveals a sunken village in Greece

By Laura Baisas

a small grey and black reef fish swims

Fish in Earth’s hottest water defy the odds Fish in Earth’s hottest water defy the odds

By Laura Baisas

Concept art of EarthCARE satellite scanning clouds above Earth

The ‘White Dragon’ satellite will keep watch over our clouds The ‘White Dragon’ satellite will keep watch over our clouds

An aerial view of the rust-colored Kutuk River in Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska. Thawing permafrost is exposing minerals to weathering, increasing the acidity of the water, which releases metals like iron, zinc, and copper.

Why are Alaska’s rivers turning orange? Why are Alaska’s rivers turning orange?

By Laura Baisas

Project 821 hydrogen fuel superyacht in port

Welcome aboard the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell superyacht Welcome aboard the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell superyacht

Cargo Ship in Panama Canal

A new solution proposed for drought-stricken Panama Canal goes around it A new solution proposed for drought-stricken Panama Canal goes around it

Arctic ice flow

Melting ice makes Arctic a target for a new deep sea internet cable Melting ice makes Arctic a target for a new deep sea internet cable

High traffic road with signs and light trails on sunset

EPA says over half of all new cars must be EVs or hybrids by 2032 EPA says over half of all new cars must be EVs or hybrids by 2032

CorPower C4 buoy turbine in ocean

Huge 60-foot-tall buoy uses ocean waves to create clean energy Huge 60-foot-tall buoy uses ocean waves to create clean energy

MethaneSAT concept art above Earth

A new AI-powered satellite will create Google Maps for methane pollution A new AI-powered satellite will create Google Maps for methane pollution

NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Climate, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite launches aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Fire and smoke are below the spacecraft as it lifts off from the launch pad.

NASA’s PACE satellite takes off to monitor phytoplankton—from space NASA’s PACE satellite takes off to monitor phytoplankton—from space

By Laura Baisas