EartherClimate ChangeEartherClimate Change50-50 Chance We Hit 1.5 Degrees of Warming by *Checks Watch* 2026An update from the World Meteorological Organization is full of grim news.ByMolly Taft5/10/22 12:01PMComments (43)Save
EartherConservationEartherConservationThe Next 'Great Dying' Is Coming for Your SeafoodResearchers warn of a mass extinction in the oceans if we continue on our current path.ByAngely Mercado4/28/22 2:00PMComments (3)Save
EartherClimate ChangeEartherClimate ChangeHeidi Montag, Eco-TrollThe reality TV star promoted a new line of single-use jeans as part of a clever anti-plastics campaign.ByAngely Mercado4/21/22 2:48PMComments (10)Save
EartherClimate ChangeEartherClimate Change‘It’s Now Or Never’: We Have 3 Years to Reverse Course, Major Climate Report FindsIf anything could motivate world leaders out of climate apathy, it's this latest IPCC warning.ByMolly Taft4/04/22 12:08PMComments (140)Save
EartherEnvironmental JusticeEartherEnvironmental JusticeNature Wasn't HealingThe emboldened wildlife and low emissions during initial lockdowns didn't last long.ByAngely Mercado4/02/22 8:30AMComments (14)Save
EartherClimate ChangeEartherClimate Change'Atlas of Human Suffering': New UN Climate Report Is Shockingly GrimA major report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change previews the disasters ahead.ByMolly Taft2/28/22 8:20AMComments (147)Save
EartherGarbageEartherGarbageHere Are the World's 10 Worst Plastic PollutersThe names may be familiar, but the amount of plastic these companies are producing is shocking.ByMolly Taft12/21/21 11:25AMComments (21)Save
EartherClimate ChangeEartherClimate ChangeDon't Look Up Is a Climate Change Movie in DisguiseThe forthcoming Netflix movie is about an comet hitting Earth. We are the freaking comet, people.ByBrian Kahn11/17/21 2:22PMComments (12)Save
EartherClimate ChangeEartherClimate ChangeThe 10 Weirdest Ways Climate Change Is Screwing With Our WorldDarker Earth? Bigger crabs? Shifting poles? Yup, they're all tied to climate change.ByBrian Kahn11/08/21 9:30AMComments (10)Save
EartherClimate ChangeEartherClimate ChangeI Need You to Care About the UN Climate TalksThe world will convene in Glasgow next week for long, arduous climate talks. But that's not a license to ignore…ByMolly Taft10/29/21 9:13AMComments (16)Save
EartherClimate ChangeEartherClimate ChangePlastic Is the New CoalA new report shows that plastics will emit more greenhouse gases than coal by 2030 in the U.S. if the industry…ByEd Cara10/21/21 4:45PMComments (9)Save
EartherClimate ChangeEartherClimate ChangeThe Era of Climate Sickness Has ArrivedAmericans are being exposed to more infectious diseases, heat waves, and wildfires due to climate change. A new…ByEd Cara10/20/21 6:30PMComments (6)Save
EartherEarth ScienceEartherEarth ScienceThere's an Antarctica-Sized Hole in the Ozone LayerIt's the largest hole in more than a decade and shows that, while the ozone layer is healing, it's a long road to…ByBrian Kahn9/16/21 12:00PMComments (10)Save
EartherClimate ChangeEartherClimate ChangeSaving the Ozone Layer Also Helped Buy Us Time to Address Climate ChangeLetting dangerous chemicals destroy the ozone would also fry plants and make the world 4.5 degrees Fahrenheit…ByMolly Taft8/18/21 11:00AMComments (3)Save
EartherConservationEartherConservationNo, Hermit Crabs Are Not Trying to Bone Plastic TrashDespite recent headlines, a study found that hermit crabs are likely attracted to trash because they think it's…ByDharna Noor8/10/21 3:33PMComments (2)Save
EartherClimate ChangeEartherClimate ChangeThe IPCC Warns This Is a Make-or-Break Decade for HumanityThe latest massive climate report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change arrives in a world where…ByDharna Noor and Brian Kahn8/09/21 4:00AMComments (58)Save
EartherClimate ChangeEartherClimate ChangeRedfin Will Now Tell You How At-Risk Your Dream Home Is to Climate ChangeThe company says the move could help empower prospective buyers to make better decisions.ByDharna Noor8/04/21 1:00PMComments (5)Save
ScienceScience7 Epic Epochs of Earth, RankedThe 4.6 billion years of our planet's history contain a lot of ups and downs.ByIsaac Schultz7/09/21 5:30PMComments (10)Save
EartherEartherArchaeologists Uncover Disturbing Amount of Plastic Waste at Iron Age SiteOne by one, the archaeologists stumbled upon pieces of junk. Using techniques typically reserved for documenting…ByGeorge Dvorsky1/06/21 7:00PMComments (36)Save
TechBest of the WeekTechBest of the WeekArea 51, Impossible Burger, and Duck Gifs: Best Gizmodo Stories of the WeekTomorrow marks the first day of fall 2019, though you’d be forgiven for not noticing in much of the country thanks…ByTom McKay9/22/19 8:40PMComments (1)Save