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The Heat Wave Wave
This year has seen some of the hottest days and deadliest heat waves on record—welcome to the new normal.
Are Your Pets Contributing to Global Warming?
Want to reduce your carbon footprint? Replace your cat with a goldfish, or only raise pets that you plan to eat later on.
The Mars Curiosity Rover Goes 'In' for Repairs and Takes a Detour
The ongoing adventures of a laser-shooting rover set on climbing a Martian mountain.
Explore a Planet Made of Fungus, Stanley Kubrick-Style
Philip Klawitter's new short film 'Micro Infinito' takes Stanley Kubrick and Alfonso Cuarón's space cinematography to the microscopic realm.
Taxi to Mars
VICE profiles Melissa Ede, a transgender taxi driver from England and a successful applicant to the Mars One project, which plans to relocate her to Mars in the year 2024.
Rainstorms of Molten Iron Showered the Early Earth
The world's most electrifying machine has simulated the heavy metal storms that helped form a young Earth.
How Did Earth’s Earliest Terraformers Survive? They Hid Under Rocks
Plus, some useful tips for terraforming other planets.
The Nations Most Likely to Survive Climate Change, Mapped
A scrollable map of the countries most likely to survive climate change—and those most likely to be devastated by it.
Rave New World: How the Fall of the Berlin Wall Changed Techno Forever
On the 25th anniversary of the Wall coming down, an exclusive glimpse into the crucial early days of Berlin's techno culture.
Watch a Gorgeous Spacelapse Worthy of the Final Frontier
This breathtaking spacelapse by filmmaker Guillaume Juin shows the majesty of our little blue dot from the perspective of the final frontier.
Yet Another Mammal Is Shrinking Thanks to Climate Change
Global warming has made Alpine mountain goats 25 percent smaller.
Raw Coverage from Flood Wall Street
VICE News was live from lower Manhattan, where protesters took direct action near Wall Street in the name of bringing an end to the climate crisis.