Science / Environment
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Last Monday Was the Hottest Day on Record
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. In the past week, Earth’s record for the…
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Project 2025 Wants to Propel America Into Environmental Catastrophe
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As delegates arrived at the Republican…
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Polluted Lakes Are Being Cleansed Using Floating Wetlands Made of Trash
On the banks of Nagdaha, a polluted and lotus-infested lake in Nepal, Soni Pradhanang is putting trash back into the…
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How Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean Break? Two Sibling Scientists Found an Answer—and Shook the World
Off the southwest tip of Iceland, you’ll find what’s often called a “marginal” body of water. This part of the…
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The Mysterious Discovery of ‘Dark Oxygen’ on the Ocean Floor
This story originally appeared on WIRED Italia and has been translated from Italian. For more than 10 years, Andrew Sweetman…
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Enough With the Arrogant Attitudes Towards Extreme Heat
This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A 4-month-old died in Arizona as…
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The New UK Government Wants Clean Energy, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, and Public Transport Reform
The new Labour government in the UK set out its legislative priorities today after winning a landslide election on July…
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Hurricanes Are Trapping Small Island Nations in Ever-Worsening Spirals of Debt
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Hurricane Beryl laid waste to communities—even whole islands—as…
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America’s Aging Dams Are a Catastrophe Waiting to Happen
This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Minnesota’s century-old Rapidan Dam…
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AI's Energy Demands Are Out of Control. Welcome to the Internet's Hyper-Consumption Era
Right now, generative artificial intelligence is impossible to ignore online. An AI-generated summary may randomly appear at the top of…
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