climate change
Designers are Already Making Clothes for an Increasingly Hostile Future
Fireproof trousers, Mars-proof jackets and clothes made out of copper: here's what we might be wearing in the decades to come.
It Looks Like AOC's Squad Will Double After Election Day
The progressive group calling for a Green New Deal and pushing the Democrats left is about to get a whole lot bigger.
How Exxon Silences Staff Alarmed by the Climate Crisis, According to a Former Employee
Enrique Rosero spent years helping Exxon quantify and develop new oil reserves. But after he raised the touchy subject of climate change, he said he was pushed out.
Vietnam Braces for Typhoon Molave After It Battered the Philippines
Authorities plan to evacuate more than 1 million people.
Scientists Dug Through 5,000 Years of Penguin Poo And Found a Chilling Warning
“They are the canary in the coal mine,” warns the lead of a new study that suggests seabirds may soon abandon the Falkland Islands due to climate change.
Arctic Sea Ice Isn't Freezing In October for the First Time on Record
The Laptev Sea in Siberia is normally an "ice factory," but hasn't frozen yet in October for the first time on record—a dire warning of the effects of climate change.
Amy Coney Barrett Still Won't Say If Systemic Racism Is Real
“I believe that racism persists in our country, but as I explained at the hearing, whether there is ‘systemic racism’ is a public policy question of substantial controversy," she wrote.
Capitalism Will Ruin the Earth By 2050, Scientists Say
The good news is, by cutting our consumption, there's another way.
By Using Agro-Waste to Cremate Bodies, This Indian Man Has Saved 35,000 Trees
Usually, a funeral pyre needs wood from at least two fully-grown trees.
How Climate Change and COVID-19 Threaten the Livelihoods of Filipino Seaweed Farmers
A local farming tradition struggles to weather the winds of climate change.
How Low Traffic Neighbourhoods Caused an Unlikely War on British Streets
Of all the recent coronavirus restrictions, the introduction of car reduction schemes by some local councils has caused the most dissent.
Did Cambodia's Most Famous River Stop Changing Course?
To fill up the Tonle Sap lake, its river reverses course twice a year. But droughts and dams appear to have stilled the unique phenomenon.