From climate doomscrolling to viral activism, environmental issues dominate the digital conversation.
What you need to know about the Paris Climate Accord
Here are the cases for and against the U.S. leaving the climate agreement.
On Jun 1, 2017 by Lauren L’Amie
Meteorologist: Textbooks will remember Trump with ‘contempt’ for pulling out of Paris Climate Accord
Is pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord actually ‘meaningless?’ One meteorologist says yes.
On May 31, 2017 by Andrew Wyrich
Bureau of Land Management site now features a giant wall of coal
A picture speaks a thousand words—or, in this case, millions of tons of coal.
On Apr 6, 2017 by Andrew Couts
Here’s why you can’t see the Milky Way at night anymore
A not-so starry night.
On Jun 14, 2016 by AJ Dellinger
Sean Ironstag’s quixotic quest to build a society of plastic floating cities to clean up the ocean
The problem of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch has stymied scientists. One man thinks he has the radical solution.
On May 1, 2016 by Rosie Cima
Can satellites help save the world’s rainforests?
Rainforests are our global lungs, yet we’ve continued to destroy them. Better satellites can help us understand how and why—and hopefully stop the damage.
On Apr 17, 2016 by Nithin Coca
Is online shopping better for the environment than going to the store?
The Internet often saves a trip to the store. But what’s the rise in online shopping doing to the environment?
On Apr 17, 2016 by Amrita Khalid
This is Apple’s iPhone-dissecting robot named Liam
He pulls apart iPhones, hopefully not humans.
On Mar 21, 2016 by AJ Dellinger
Pigeons are monitoring air quality over London
Meet the Pigeon Air Patrol.
On Mar 16, 2016 by AJ Dellinger
My Tinder date slaughtered a chicken
And what I learned about urban farming along the way.
On Mar 7, 2016 by Cynthia McKelvey
Environmentally conscious English dog picks up litter on her walks
Every dog has its day … to clean up the Earth.
On Jan 21, 2016 by Josh Katzowitz
This fish got a little too excited to see President Obama
‘He was happy to see me!’
On Sep 3, 2015 by Dell Cameron
An IBM supercomputer will take on China’s air pollution crisis
The research project is called Green Horizon.
On Aug 31, 2015 by Dylan Love
Aston Martin to take on Tesla with electric version of the Rapide
Will James Bond soon be driving an electric vehicle?
On Aug 19, 2015 by Imad Khan
Marine biologists save sea turtle in harrowing video. And you won’t believe why
Researchers thought the turtle had a parasitic worm. But the problem was humanity’s bad plastic habit.
On Aug 14, 2015 by Mary Emily O’Hara
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