Earther

More Than 230 Mayors Tell Scott Pruitt to Keep the Clean Power Plan

On Tuesday, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt got an earful about his decision to repeal the Clean Power Plan from a group of 233 mayors representing more than 51 million Americans. The group submitted a letter asking Pruitt to stop with all this repealing the Clean Power Plan nonsense. “We strongly oppose the proposed repeal…

Environmental Justice Brian Kahn

Cape Town’s Water Conservation Efforts Are Keeping ‘Day Zero’ at Bay

Cape Town is running out of water. This has been true for the last three years since a drought—which was declared a national disaster last week—hit the city of four million. Now, the countdown to “Day Zero,” as officials are calling the day water will shut off citywide, has been extended to July 9. This…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes

Fittingly, This Sad Tree May Define Our New Geologic Epoch

A team of scientists have a new contender for determining the precise date that we entered the so-called Anthropocene: A lonely spruce tree on an island 400 miles south of New Zealand. Scientists are searching for a “golden spike” to help define the precise start of the Anthropocene Epoch, a human-driven era that would follow…

Climate Change Ari Phillips

Our First Look at an Adorable Baby ‘Dumbo’ Octopus

Scientists have released the first footage of a baby “dumbo”—and it’s no elephant. This is an elusive deep sea creature whose name hails from the Disney character we all know and love for its ear-like fins that help its tiny body travel along the ocean floor. As it turns out, these little fins appear even…

Earth Science Yessenia Funes

It’s Bizarrely Warm at the Northernmost Land Weather Station

The East Coast isn’t the only part of the world that’s dealing with freakishly mild weather this week. In what’s becoming a yearly occurrence, the Arctic is having an off-the-charts heat wave. Temperatures spiked above freezing briefly at Greenland’s northernmost weather station on Monday, but it’s hardly the only area dealing with insane heat. Parts…

Climate Change Brian Kahn

The Future of Dutch Skating Is on Thin Ice

LEIDEN, NETHERLANDS—At the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the speed skating rink is a familiar orange blur. The Dutch are dominating the long track again, coming off their record-breaking performance at Sochi 2014 where they won 23 out of 36 available medals, including eight out of 12 first place finishes. After sweeping the podium in the…

Conservation Max Opray

Mercedes-Benz Owner Daimler AG May Have Rigged Emissions Tests

Daimler AG, the automaker which produces the Mercedes-Benz line of luxury vehicles, is facing growing scrutiny after US investigators reportedly found that it installed software to cheat diesel emissions tests on cars, Bloomberg and Reuters reported. The allegations closely align with a scandal that overtook Volkswagen in 2015 when it admitted to installing software on…

Climate Change Tom McKay

It’s Time for Scientists to Learn From the Communities They Study

In the era of President Donald Trump, everyone seems more riled up than usual—even scientists. That’s not a bad thing, though. That activation gave us the March for Science last year and the important conversations that came out of it. Like ones about race, gender, class, and, ultimately, justice. Those conversations continue today, and the…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes

Listen to the Haunting Sounds of Puerto Rican Wildlife During Hurricane Maria

The 2017 hurricane system left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean. But less obvious than what last year’s most powerful storms did to natural landscapes is the effect they had on natural soundscapes. Results presented Friday at the Ocean Sciences meeting in Portland, Oregon, reveal how animals living on Puerto Rico’s southwest coast, including…

Earth Science Maddie Stone

New Book Asks Whether You’re a Wizard or a Prophet When It Comes to Saving the Planet

Whether you identify with the wizards or prophets in journalist Charles C. Mann’s new book, the real lesson is that we’re all just students of the Earth. Mann’s recently-released The Wizard and the Prophet places our current environmental plight within a timeline of recent history and the viewpoints of two pioneering scientists. It shows how…

Conservation Ari Phillips

EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Cancels Trip to Israel as Furor Over His First-Class Travel Habits Grows

Environmental Protection Agency chief and climate change denier Scott Pruitt, who has drawn increasing amounts of ire this month over stretches of extremely expensive, often first-class travel that he’s justified on dubious security grounds, will no longer go on a five-day trip to Israel. Per the Washington Post, which originally broke the news of Pruitt’s…

Climate Change Tom McKay

Spring Weather Is Arriving Alarmingly Early This Year

Sure, you might have to deal with a little snow this weekend in the Northeast. But the reward on the other side is near-record warmth next week. We’re talking a chance at cracking the 70s in New England, a head start on spring in parts of the Southeast, and some locations that could have a…

Earth Science Brian Kahn

Trump Wants to Kill Research Into How Oil and Gas Impact Health

The White House’s proposed budget deals a whopping blow to environmental programs of all kinds, but the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) would lose an invaluable asset: research into environmental health impacts. The scientific agency studies natural threats to human life and wildlife, including climate change and extractive industries. The administration is requesting to reduce the…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes

Take an Exhilarating Trip on the Back of a Minke Whale

May I present to you the whale cam. In a first-of-its-kind use of the point-of-view animal cam, researchers exploring the frigid waters surrounding the Antarctic Peninsula have attached a camera to a minke whale. The resulting footage is an exciting ride that also yields valuable clues about the role these krill-eating whales play in the…

Conservation Brian Kahn

New Report Pins Legal Blame on Governor for Flint Water Crisis

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has largely been safe from official blame regarding the lead-tainted water crisis in the city of Flint—until now. Researchers with the University of Michigan School of Public Health and the Network for Public Health Law released a report Wednesday that details the “legal responsibility” that fell upon Snyder throughout the water…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes

A 2,500-Foot Borehole Could Help Solve an Antarctic Puzzle

The ice shelves surrounding Antarctica may feel as remote and alien as any place on Earth, but understanding their behavior is crucial for predicting future sea level rise. That’s why scientists are drilling boreholes into the deepest sections of this ice to get a peek at what’s happening below. Now, a 2,477-foot-deep borehole drilled on…

Earth Science Maddie Stone

Outdoor Recreation Is a Bigger Economic Booster Than Mining

The outdoor recreational industry contributed toward two percent of the U.S. GDP in 2016, according to a preliminary report the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released Wednesday. It’s the bureau’s first attempt to analyze this economic sector, and it points to the surprisingly large contribution of hunting, festivals, and countless other outdoor activities to the…

Conservation Yessenia Funes

Common Chemicals Are a Way Bigger Source of Air Pollution Than We Thought

For years, the war against smog and bad air quality has been waged through regulations on tail pipes, refineries, and other obvious sources of pollution. Those regulations have targeted a host of volatile organic compounds and other gases that directly or indirectly cause air pollution, one of the biggest risks to human health. Compounds from…

Earth Science Brian Kahn

We Now Know Where Snow-Loving Species Could Adapt to Climate Change

Thanks to climate change, the hallmarks of winter’s end—snow melting and plants budding and flowering—are occurring earlier and earlier. While humans might cheer a little less time dealing with snow and slush each year, the animals that have evolved to sync their coat color with their seasonal surroundings are in mortal danger. New research has…

Conservation Jake Buehler

Trump Probably Won’t Raise the Gas Tax But, C’mon, He Totally Should

The gas tax has been the same since 1993. That’s as long as I’ve been alive. In that time, I’ve seen phones transform from Sidekicks to iPhones, computers become lightweight and touch-screen, and even vehicles go from straight hooptie town cars to electric, engine-free ones that float pointlessly in space. Amid all this, there’s been…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes

More Than 230 Mayors Tell Scott Pruitt to Keep the Clean Power Plan

Cape Town’s Water Conservation Efforts Are Keeping ‘Day Zero’ at Bay

Fittingly, This Sad Tree May Define Our New Geologic Epoch

Our First Look at an Adorable Baby ‘Dumbo’ Octopus

It’s Bizarrely Warm at the Northernmost Land Weather Station

The Future of Dutch Skating Is on Thin Ice

Mercedes-Benz Owner Daimler AG May Have Rigged Emissions Tests

It’s Time for Scientists to Learn From the Communities They Study

Listen to the Haunting Sounds of Puerto Rican Wildlife During Hurricane Maria

New Book Asks Whether You’re a Wizard or a Prophet When It Comes to Saving the Planet

EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Cancels Trip to Israel as Furor Over His First-Class Travel Habits Grows

Spring Weather Is Arriving Alarmingly Early This Year

Trump Wants to Kill Research Into How Oil and Gas Impact Health

Take an Exhilarating Trip on the Back of a Minke Whale

New Report Pins Legal Blame on Governor for Flint Water Crisis

A 2,500-Foot Borehole Could Help Solve an Antarctic Puzzle

Outdoor Recreation Is a Bigger Economic Booster Than Mining

Common Chemicals Are a Way Bigger Source of Air Pollution Than We Thought

We Now Know Where Snow-Loving Species Could Adapt to Climate Change

Trump Probably Won’t Raise the Gas Tax But, C’mon, He Totally Should

How the Artemis 2 Moon Mission Could Go Dangerously Wrong

Artemis 2 Live Updates: Countdown to the Moon 🔴

Dyson V8 Cordless Vacuum Holds Its Lowest Price Even After Amazon’s Spring Sale Ends, Likely a Clearance Move

Lego Is Bringing Bionicle Back, But Not in the Way You’d Want

Richard Branson Is Still Trying to Make Space Tourism Happen, Selling Tickets at $750,000

Beats Powerbeats Fit Drops Below Black Friday Pricing Across All Colorways as Amazon Continues to Cut Prices on the Earbuds

Google Pixel 9a Hits a Record Low on Clearance, With Trade-In Making It Nearly Half the Price of Pixel Buds Pro 2

James Cameron Could Remake ‘Fantastic Voyage’ Before He Works on ‘Avatar 4’

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

Let us help find what you are looking for...