Environment

Learn what threatens the future of the planet —and how you can do your part to protect it.

Environment
The US is back in the Paris Agreement. What does that mean?
It doesn’t have anything to do with Parisians, but it is an incredibly important international agreement.
Rahul RaoJanuary 22, 2021

Science
In perfect conditions, rainbows can come alive at night
They’re called moonbows, y’all.
By Purbita Saha
Science
Meet the Biden cabinet’s science and tech leaders
These are the experts who have been nominated to guide the nation’s science and technology decisions for the next four years.
Erin Fennessy
Diy
Once you know what happens to food you leave outdoors, you’ll stop doing it
It’s better to toss scraps into a proper trash can.
By Alisha McDarris

ADVERTISEMENT

LATEST NEWS

Corpse flowers across the country are swapping pollen to stay stinky

Behold the world’s tallest trees

Glacier-dwelling bacteria thrive on chemical energy derived from rocks and water

New Senate leadership could finally help us fight climate change

How the Trump border wall sapped a desert oasis dry

Popular Science’s favorite stories of 2020

The polar vortex is about to split in two. But what does that actually mean?

A lawsuit filed by children has forced 33 countries to rethink their climate goals

The happiness and heartbreak of a daughter’s first fishing trip

Weather

POPULAR NOW

Ramekins for souffles, salsas, and more

Foosball tables that will liven up any space

The best external hard drives: Expand your file storage

The US is back in the Paris Agreement. What does that mean?

ADVERTISEMENT

Videos

Over the next 83 years, climate change's cascading effects will force U.S. residents inward, upward, and away from newly uninhabitable areas.

Everyone loves a good lightning show, but there's an entire display above those billowing clouds that you are probably missing.

ADVERTISEMENT