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Wind turbine technicians work on the nacelle of a turbine on the Sidrap Wind Farm in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Scientists Found a Clever Second Life for Dead Wind Turbine Blades

Blasting pulverized turbine blades with bursts of energy allowed researchers to extract materials that could enhance new blades.

Energy Ellyn Lapointe Nov 6

The Ozone Hole Is the Largest It’s Been in a Decade. The Reason May Surprise You

Earth Science Ellyn Lapointe Nov 5

Scientists Thought California Had as Few as 26,000 Insect Species. They Were Way Off

Conservation Ellyn Lapointe Nov 4

The Grand Canyon Is Missing 1.2 Billion Years of Earth History. Scientists May Have Figured Out Why

Earth Science Gayoung Lee Nov 4

Here’s What the Historic Blue Wave Means for Trump’s Climate Rollbacks

Climate Change Grist staff, Grist Nov 4

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Scientists Found a Clever Second Life for Dead Wind Turbine Blades

The Ozone Hole Is the Largest It’s Been in a Decade. The Reason May Surprise You

Scientists Thought California Had as Few as 26,000 Insect Species. They Were Way Off

The Grand Canyon Is Missing 1.2 Billion Years of Earth History. Scientists May Have Figured Out Why

Here’s What the Historic Blue Wave Means for Trump’s Climate Rollbacks

Street signs stand half submerged in a flooded street, with homes and trees in the background

Winter Hasn’t Even Started, and El Niño Is Already Drenching the US From Coast to Coast

Wildfire Risk to US Buildings Is On Track to Triple by 2060

This Super El Niño Might Be a Global Disaster. It Will Also Be an Incredible Scientific Opportunity

A blue whale swims at the surface of the ocean seen from above

This Super El Niño May Be Driving Blue Whales Away From the Galápagos

Iceland Is War-Gaming an Ocean Current Collapse

An aerial view of Lake Powell at record-low water level, with a white "bathtub ring" seen next to Glen Canyon dam

Lake Powell Is Hiding Something Spectacular—and Draining It Would Bring It Back

Basketwork Eels Patience Seamount Csiro Survey

2.8 Million Eels Keep Swarming This Underwater Mountain—and Scientists Still Don’t Know Why

Global CO2 Levels Expected to Surge Thanks to This Super El Niño

El Niño Is Already Flooding California’s Coasts—and the Year’s Highest Tides Haven’t Arrived

Scientists Sound Alarm as Antarctica’s Ocean Grows Saltier for the First Time in 130,000 Years

Comets Around Eta Corvi Artist Impression

Scientists Thought Comets Seeded Life on Earth. The Physics Says Otherwise

A subsea geothermal power plant suspended on wires aboard a ship

A Startup Just Pulled Electricity From an Underwater Volcano Off Oregon. The Next Step Is Much Harder

A snowy street with parked cars covered in snow

It Looks Like the Polar Vortex Is About to Do Something ‘Unprecedented’

Melting Glaciers Expose More Than 250 Unexploded WWI Bombs in the Dolomites

A grassy arctic landscape scarred by a huge landslide

Climate Change Is Fueling an Entirely New Type of Landslide

Climate Change

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Here’s What the Historic Blue Wave Means for Trump’s Climate Rollbacks

Democrats swept Congress and won in red states. Here are the races that matter most for decarbonization, disasters, and data centers.

Climate Change Grist staff, Grist Nov 4

Wildfire Risk to US Buildings Is On Track to Triple by 2060

Climate Change Ellyn Lapointe Nov 3

Iceland Is War-Gaming an Ocean Current Collapse

Climate Change Matthew Phelan Nov 2

Global CO2 Levels Expected to Surge Thanks to This Super El Niño

Climate Change Ellyn Lapointe Oct 30

El Niño Is Already Flooding California’s Coasts—and the Year’s Highest Tides Haven’t Arrived

Climate Change Matthew Phelan Oct 29

Conservation

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Scientists Thought California Had as Few as 26,000 Insect Species. They Were Way Off

A statewide survey has revealed the true scale of California's insect biodiversity.

Conservation Ellyn Lapointe Nov 4

This Super El Niño May Be Driving Blue Whales Away From the Galápagos

Conservation Ellyn Lapointe Nov 2

2.8 Million Eels Keep Swarming This Underwater Mountain—and Scientists Still Don’t Know Why

Biology Gayoung Lee Oct 30

Earth’s Shallow Coral Reefs May Have Just 50 Years Left

Conservation Ellyn Lapointe Oct 23

Peter Jackson Just Got an Ultra-Rare Extinct Moa Egg Back to New Zealand With the Help of De-Extinction Startup

Conservation Matthew Phelan Oct 19

Earth Science

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The Ozone Hole Is the Largest It’s Been in a Decade. The Reason May Surprise You

Scientists at NASA and NOAA found the hole to be nearly three times the size of the United States this year.

Earth Science Ellyn Lapointe Nov 5

The Grand Canyon Is Missing 1.2 Billion Years of Earth History. Scientists May Have Figured Out Why

Earth Science Gayoung Lee Nov 4

Winter Hasn’t Even Started, and El Niño Is Already Drenching the US From Coast to Coast

Earth Science Ellyn Lapointe Nov 3

This Super El Niño Might Be a Global Disaster. It Will Also Be an Incredible Scientific Opportunity

Earth Science Ellyn Lapointe Nov 3

Lake Powell Is Hiding Something Spectacular—and Draining It Would Bring It Back

Earth Science Ellyn Lapointe Oct 30

Energy

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Scientists Found a Clever Second Life for Dead Wind Turbine Blades

Blasting pulverized turbine blades with bursts of energy allowed researchers to extract materials that could enhance new blades.

Energy Ellyn Lapointe Nov 6

A Startup Just Pulled Electricity From an Underwater Volcano Off Oregon. The Next Step Is Much Harder

Energy Ellyn Lapointe Oct 28

Transmission Lines with a river in the background

A ‘Super’ El Niño Is Here. Can the US Power Grid Handle It This Winter?

Energy Ellyn Lapointe Oct 10

Big Oil Perfected Sideways Drilling. A Startup Wants to Do the Same With Nuclear Waste

Energy Matthew Phelan Oct 2

The exterior of a brick building with two windows and an AC unit in one of the windows.

Utilities Cut Power to Over 173,000 Homes During America’s Hottest July on Record

Energy Ellyn Lapointe Sep 30

Environmental Justice

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Water drips from the faucet of a kitchen sink.

US Water Bills Surged 62% in 10 Years. A New Map Reveals Where Americans Pay the Most

The report blames corporate control of water systems, climate change, and federal disinvestment in infrastructure.

Environmental Justice Ellyn Lapointe Oct 6

Sunken WWI and WWII Ships and Subs Are Leaking TNT Pollution Into the Ocean

Environmental Justice Matthew Phelan Aug 24

A hand holds a cardboard sign that reads: "We don't have enough water for this"

Just How Bad Are AI Data Centers for Your Local Water?

Environmental Justice Ellyn Lapointe Aug 8

Over 26,000 US Public Parks Border a Toxic Superfund Site—But It’s Worse Than That

Environmental Justice Matthew Phelan Aug 7

A Federal Judge Just Turned the Recycling Symbol Into a Fight Over Free Speech

Environmental Justice Joseph Winters, Grist Aug 6