Photo: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU (Getty Images) A senior Exxon lobbyist was caught on tape admitting that the company has been running a behind-the-scenes campaign to combat regulation on plastics and PFAS,
Wildfire Devastates Canadian Town That’s Been Suffering Through 121 Degree Heat
The residents of Lytton, British Columbia were ordered to evacuate after wildfire engulfed the region on Wednesday. The village of roughly 350 people also broke Canada’s record for the highest
New York Faces Blackouts as Extreme Heat Strains the Grid
The sun sets behind 42nd Street in Manhattan during a power outage in New York City on July 13, 2019. A similar scene could play out on Wednesday as extreme
The Heat Wave Just Caused an Ice Quake in Alaska
Photo: Joe Raedle / Staff (Getty Images) The heat wave currently roasting the Pacific Northwest has made its way up to Alaska, where a 2.7 magnitude ice quake — the
NASA Scientists Find More Subsurface Lakes on Mars
A mock-up of the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter.Illustration: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA Researchers peering at layered deposits on Mars’ south pole found what appear to be dozens of subsurface lakes, though
Greta Thunberg Roasts UK Government for Wanting to Drill the North Sea
Photo: Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency/AFP (Getty Images) Just a few months before the world is scheduled to gather in Glasgow to hammer out how, exactly, we’re going to meet the
Why It’s Taking so Long for Lego to Make Bricks From Recycled Plastic
Image: Lego Recycling isn’t the end-all solution to our over-consumption of the planet’s resources, and the process comes with its own challenges and drawbacks, but generally, re-using discarded materials and
City Sinking Into Sea Welcomes Bitcoin Miners
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez speaks onstage during the Bitcoin 2021 Convention at the Mana Convention Center in Miami.Photo: Marco Bello/AFP (Getty Images) Miami is scheming for ways to become the
Ca. Hydro Plant Expected to Shut Down as Heat Wave Drains Key Reservoir
In an aerial view, houseboats float at a water level nearly 200 feet below normal at the Lime Saddle Marina for Lake Oroville near Paradise, California, on Tuesday, June 8,
Why Venus Is Soon to Be the Most Exciting Place in the Solar System
Venus as seen from the International Space Station in 2015.Image: NASA/JAXA It’s hot. It’s toxic. It spins backwards and is covered in volcanoes. And we’re headed there soon. Three Venus