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Environment

Sustainability & Climate

The 'king of poisons' is building up in rice

A villager works in the rice field near the Chaohu Lake in the town of Huailin, Chaohu City in China.

Sustainability & Climate

The fix for parched Western states: Recycled toilet water

The director of water re-use operations for startup Epic Cleantec holds up a sample of treated water.

Sustainability & Climate

Earth's orbit is filling up with junk. Greenhouse gases are making the problem worse.

Long-exposure taken over 30 seconds showing many satellites moving across the night sky appearing as dotted lines.

Sustainability & Climate

Why you need cash on hand in case of a planned blackout—which is becoming more common

A suburban street in San Ramon, California is entirely dark except for a garage illuminated by a battery powered lantern during the Pacific Gas and Electric Public Safety Power Shutoff in 2019.

Sustainability & Climate

What makes middle school even worse? Climate anxiety.

An elementary school flooded from the Lumber River during Hurricane Matthew's aftermath in Lumberton, North Carolina.

Environment

Abandoned coal mines are becoming the batteries of the future

A gravity energy storage prototype created in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Environment

Why chocolate is ridiculously expensive right now

A cocoa farmer dries cocoa beans in the village of Satikran near Abengourou, eastern Ivory Coast.

Sustainability & Climate

The Canadian government raised doubts about a climate scientist's LNG research. He says they sounded like fossil fuel lobbyists

Activists participate in the Stand Up for Science 2025 rally at the Lincoln Memorial on March 7, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Plants & Animals

Got invasive plants? Call a herd of goats

Two goats in a herd smiling happily eating invasive plants in a wide land.

Sustainability & Climate

Why sizzling cities are mapping hot spots street by street

Illustration showing an intensely saturated skyline of a city against a blue background.