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A new study suggests that melting Arctic glaciers are releasing ancient stores of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere.

Oh Good, Melting Glaciers Are Releasing Ancient Methane Into the Atmosphere

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

This year's July 4 was the hottest day since records began, according to climate data. The previous record was July 3.

This July 4 Was the Earth’s Hottest Day on Record

By Sharon Adarlo

Devastating wildfires in Canada have continued to burn, and its smoke is already hitting the United States for a second wave this year.

Canada Is Hotboxing the United States Again

By Frank Landymore

A part of the summit of a mountain in the Alps has collapsed, the likely result of permafrost thawing, dramatic footage shows.

Climate Change Blamed for Collapse of Mountain

By Victor Tangermann

As much as 80 percent of the Himalayas' glaciers could vanish by the year 2100 if global temperatures rise by four degrees Celsius.

Climate Change Could Cause Himalayan Glaciers to Shrink By a Shocking Amount

By Sharon Adarlo

Rising global temperatures and pollution levels might have one particularly unexpected side effect: dog bites.

Harvard Researchers Find Dogs Bite People More on Hot Days

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Smoke from especially dire wildfires in Canada has swept across the East Coast, leaving an ugly and hazardous haze over cities like New York.

A Huge Cloud of Smoke Is Casting a Ghoulish Gloom Over New York City

By Frank Landymore

King Charles III is a committed environmentalist — so much so that he's reportedly sacrificing his servants' body temps for his cause. Brave!

King Charles Fights Climate Change by Freezing His Servants

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

People were shocked when the waters of Venice's Grand Canal became neon green. Investigation revealed it was due to a non-toxic chemical.

Chemical Turns Waters of Venice Canal a Fluorescent Green

By Sharon Adarlo

Rest in peace! A Dutch startup has created a $1,000 mushroom coffin that will biodegrade in less than two months.

Get Buried in a $1,000 Organic, Biodegradable Mushroom Coffin

By Sharon Adarlo

Researchers found that lab-grown meat's environmental impact may actually be "orders of magnitude" higher than retail beef.

New Study Is Extremely Embarrassing for Lab-Grown Meat

By Victor Tangermann

Climate change is increasing water temperatures off East Africa and this has led to increased pirate attacks in the region.

Climate Change Linked to Increased Pirate Attacks

By Sharon Adarlo

A water recycling firm teamed up with a Northern Californian brewery to create the Epic OneWater Brew, a beer made from recycled greywater.

Yum! Environmentally Friendly Beer Made From Used Shower Water

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Scientists are horrified as ocean surface temperatures have continuously set new record-breaking highs over the last month.

Scientists Horrified as Sea Surface Temperatures Spike Off the Charts

By Victor Tangermann

Per leaked messages, Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner is "all for climate change." He also asked a former tabloid EIC to influence German elections. Cool.

In Leaked Messages, CEO Says He Supports Climate Change

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A team of researchers has proposed a radical and potentially affordable solution that could solve the entire climate crisis in one fell swoop.

We Could Solve 100% of Climate Change With a Modest Surcharge on Gasoline, Scientists Find

By Victor Tangermann

President Joe Biden wants to impose strict emissions regulations on automakers to ensure EVs make up the majority of new car sales by 2030.

Biden to Propose Extreme Car Pollution Limits to Drive Up EV Sales

By Frank Landymore

We knew crypto mining uses tons of energy — but new investigations have revealed that the situation is actually worse than we thought.

Mining Crypto Is Even Worse for the Environment Than We Thought

By Noor Al-Sibai

A project that touted so-called "liquid trees" from two years ago has recently been ruthlessly mocked online. Do they deserve the hate?

These Fake Liquid Trees Are Enraging the Internet

By Frank Landymore

A new report re-evaluating the long-feared "population bomb" has found that the number of people on Earth isn't going to explode, but rather decrease.

There Will Be Fewer People Alive in 2100 Than Now, Experts Predict

By Noor Al-Sibai

Oxygen levels are so dangerously low in a river n Australia that millions of fish have turned up on its shores — but don't worry, everything's fine.

Officials Say It’s Fine That Millions of Fish Suddenly Died in This River

By Noor Al-Sibai

It's not over just yet, but we're almost there, the United Nations' IPCC watchdog group has said in its latest anxiety-inspiring report.

Top Scientists Say We’re in Deep, Deep Trouble

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists are reeling from the discovery of "plastic rocks" on a remote island off the coast of a volcanic Brazilian island.

Alarmed Scientists Discover “Terrifying” Rocks Made of Plastic Trash on Remote Island

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The ConocoPhillips Willow oil project in Alaska will produce some 600 million barrels of oil in 30 years, potentially undoing Biden's climate pledges.

Biden Turns Blind Eye to Climate Change, Approves Massive Oil Drilling Project

By Frank Landymore

A German environmentalist group has just filed "criminal charges" against Tesla, accusing the company of "suspected water pollution."

Environmentalist Group Files “Criminal Charges” Against Tesla, Accusing It of “Water Pollution”

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers were shocked to find that the rate of plastic entering our oceans is rapidly increasing even faster than expected.

The Ocean’s Plastic Pollution Has Spiked to “Unprecedented” Levels

By Frank Landymore

Even pollinators that live in remote areas are disappearing in massive numbers — another troubling sign that our bees and butterflies are in bad shape.

Bad News: Bees Are Dying At a Shocking Rate

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The company behind Funko Pop! collectibles, vastly over-estimated demand and is dumping $30 million worth of figurines in a landfill, Kotaku reports.

They’re Dumping $30 Million of Funko Pops Directly Into a Landfill

By Victor Tangermann

Solar geoengineering might be the quickest may to reduce warming, but these scientists call for more research before it can be championed or ruled out.

Group of 60 Scientists Urge Research Into Geoengineering the Earth to Fight Climate Change

By Frank Landymore

Accounts of a bizarre falling powder-like dust substance have begun plaguing multiple Mid-Atlantic states on the East Coast.

Reports of Strange Powder Falling From the Sky in Multiple States

By Noor Al-Sibai

EPA chief Michael Regan was supposed to assure residents that the tap water was safe by drinking it, but the gesture has only incurred further scrutiny.

Wait, Did Officials Just Pretend to Drink the Tap Water in East Palestine?

By Frank Landymore

Billionaire philanthropist (and unfortunate right-wing target) George Soros has come out in support of geoengineering, an experimental Sun-dimming tech.

George Soros Comes Out in Support of Geoengineering the Climate

By Noor Al-Sibai

Officials have discovered thousands of dead fish floating in the river, CBS News reports, after a catastrophic train derailment near East Palestine, Ohio.

Officials Find Thousands of Dead Fish Near Toxic Train Crash in Ohio

By Victor Tangermann

Using a torpedo-like robot to have a closer look at Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier, researchers have discovered cracks and worrying "staircase" formations.

Scientists Send Robot Under Doomsday Glacier, Alarmed by What It Found

By Victor Tangermann

While it offers an intriguing potential fix for climate change, some experts say geoengineering is more risk than it's worth.

Experts Fear Grim Repercussions of Geoengineering the Climate

By Noor Al-Sibai

Watch out, Big Tech: using a generative AI like ChatGPT to power a search engine uses way more computing power than before.

Turns Out Using ChatGPT In Search Engines Would Have a Grisly Environmental Footprint

By Frank Landymore

A team of astrophysicists is suggesting we could protect the Earth from global warming by shooting lunar dust into space to shade the Earth from sunlight.

Scientists Unveil Plan to Mount Cannons on the Moon to Fight Climate Change

By Victor Tangermann

Billionaire climate advocate Bill Gates will do whatever it takes to save the planet — as long as it doesn't mean giving up his private jet.

Bill Pledges to Keep Flying Private Jet While Speaking Out Against Climate Change

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Canadian deep sea mining firm The Metals Company has been accused by its own scientists of meddling with their data and dumping sediment into the ocean.

Scientists Alarmed by Video of Deep Sea Mining Company Spewing Waste Into Ocean

By Frank Landymore

Deaths caused by fungal infections have been on the rise since the 1970s, and fungi once limited to regions of the US are now spreading to most states.

Global Warming Is Priming Deadly Fungi to Invade Our Warm Bodies

By Frank Landymore

The global warming threshold of 1.5 degree Celsius may be a foregone conclusion, according to a new study that trained an AI on climate models.

Global Warming Is Worse Than We Thought, AI Tells Scientists

By Frank Landymore

Farmland and flatulence: the essential Bill Gates crossover. The founder's climate fund just invested $12 million into cattle fart and burp-reducing feed.

Bill Gates Gives $12 Million to Flatulent Australian Cows

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

No, you're not tripping, nor is the world's end nigh. Your local scientists are just trying to figure out how fresh water interacts with ocean water.

Scientists Dye Chunks of Ocean Water Pink for Head-Turning Coastal Experiment

By Frank Landymore

A new study that analyzed tens of thousands worth of observations made by the human eye found that stars are fading from view much faster than expected.

Stars Are Disappearing From the Night Sky, Scientists Warn

By Frank Landymore

Unchecked development and climate change are coming to a head in Arizona, where an entire neighborhood has been cut off from Scottsdale's water supply.

Arizona City Cuts Off Water Supply for Entire Suburb

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In a damning new paper, researchers have found that scientists employed by Exxon were shockingly accurate in their predictions of global warming.

Exxon Scientists Knew About Global Warming for Decades While Company Denied It

By Victor Tangermann

An environmental startup called Make Sunsets has started injecting sulfur dioxide particles into the stratosphere in an effort to cool the planet.

Startup Says It’s Started Releasing Chemical Into Atmosphere to Dim Sun

By Victor Tangermann

On New Years' Day, several Stanford scientists joined CBS' Scott Pelley on "60 Minutes" to discuss the mass extinction crisis. No one had any good news.

Stanford Scientists Warn That Civilization as We Know It Will End in “Next Few Decades”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Environment officials in the UK were stunned after an entire river turned snow white in the south of England, the BBC reports.

Residents Alarmed When Entire River Turns White

By Victor Tangermann

The idea of "solar geoengineering," or shooting particles into the stratosphere to reduce the warming of the Sun, is no longer science fiction.

Scientists Increasingly Calling to Dim the Sun

By Victor Tangermann

Humans have known about climate change for decades. So why are we choosing to destroy our planet — and with it, ourselves?

Professors Warn of “Horrifying” Self-Destruction of Human Civilization

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Researchers strapped cameras to tiger sharks and discovered a massive underwater forest of seagrass stretching 35,000 square miles across the seabed.

Scientists Strap Cameras to Sharks and Discover Huge Underwater Forest

By Victor Tangermann

The UN's upcoming COP27 climate conference in Egypt is basically a "greenwashing" waste of time, according to Greta Thunberg, who says she won't be going.

Greta Thunberg Says UN Climate Conference Is a Scam and She’s Not Attending

By Frank Landymore

According to a new report, those who live in the developed world can still eat your delicious burgers and not destroy the Earth — just not too many.

Scientists Identify Exact Number of Burgers You Can Eat Without Destroying the Earth

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Excess carbon dioxide is cooling the Earth's upper atmosphere, making it so that close-orbit objects like satellites and space junk stay in orbit longer.

Climate Change Is Apparently Doing Something Weird to Satellites

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

According to a scathing new Greenpeace USA report, only five percent of plastic waste generated by US households — a shockingly low number.

A Shocking Amount of US “Recycling” Goes Straight to the Landfill

By Victor Tangermann

Hurricane Ian has rendered Florida's once beautiful blue-green waters into a horrible brown sludge that "looks like root beer" and smells like "dead fish."

Hurricane Ian Turned Florida’s Water So Vile That It “Looks Like Root Beer”

By Frank Landymore

An elementary school in St. Louis had a rude awakening when scientists discovered grounds had "unacceptable" levels of radioactive contamination.

Radioactive Waste From Manhattan Project Found at Elementary School

By Frank Landymore

The White House has launched a five year research plan to investigate the possibility of reflecting sunlight to reduce warming and fight climate change.

White House Researching Combating Climate Change By Spraying Particles Into the Atmosphere

By Frank Landymore

A shocking new video shows two climate activists throwing a can of soup at Vincent van Gogh's famous "Sunflowers" painting at London's National Gallery.

Climate Activists Throw Soup at Famous Van Gogh Painting

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have discovered that the saliva of wax worms can quickly break down polyethylene (PE), plastic that used in plastic bags.

Scientists Intrigued by Worms That Break Down Plastic Really Fast

By Victor Tangermann

On London's Waterloo bridge, a climate activist was filmed giving an interview while quite literally being toted away by police officers during a protest.

Climate Activist Conducts Interview While Being Carried Away by Police

By Noor Al-Sibai

Gender reveal parties have become notorious for their occasionally disastrous consequences. Polluting an entire river? Well, it's up there.

Gender Reveal Party Under Investigation for Polluting Entire River

By Frank Landymore

The Nord Stream pipeline leaks in the Baltic Sea are going to be bad, and climate experts say the methane released pipelines from Russia may be sabotage.

Experts Say Leaking Russian Pipeline Likely Huge Environmental Disaster

By Lonnie Lee Hood