Meet the Botanists Who Climb the World's Tallest Trees
A decent level of physical fitness, a fondness for climbing, an intimate knowledge of giant old-growth tree species,…
Americans' Top Environmental Concern May Surprise You
When it comes to worrying about the environment, it’s hard to pick just one issue. On the one hand, you have the sixth…
AT&T Uses Supercomputer to Map Out How Climate Change Will Destroy Its Networks
Rising sea levels can submerge the backbone of the internet, increasingly powerful storms can destroy the cell networks…
In Live Address Delivered 400 Feet Underwater, Seychelles President Calls on Humanity to Protect the Oceans
Some speeches happen at podiums. Others are better held in submersibles. Yes, underwater.
Extinction Rebellion Protesters Kick Off a Week of Global Climate Action by Shutting Down London
Protesting climate change and treating it like it’s an emergency, isn’t just for children. On Monday, thousands of…
Amazon's Oil Addiction, Black Holes, and Tiny Ancient Humans: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
Wow, it’s finally here: The last season of HBO’s Game of Thrones premieres tonight. In a matter of mere minutes,…
Annual Competition to Guess When Alaskan River Will Thaw Ends on Earliest Date Since 1917
The Nenana Ice Classic, a betting match on when ice on Alaska’s Tanana River breaks up enough to tip a tripod linked to…
One of the Amazon Workers Behind the Push to Get Jeff Bezos to Address Climate Change Speaks Out
Rebecca Sheppard is a 28-year-old senior product manager at Amazon. She’s been working for the Seattle tech giant for…
6,000 Amazon Employees, Including a VP and Directors, Are Now Calling on Jeff Bezos to Stop Automating Oil Extraction
On Monday, a group of Amazon employees began circulating an open letter that calls on CEO Jeff Bezos and the board of…
Scientists Are Gearing Up to Drill Some of the Oldest Ice on the Planet
By trapping bubbles of atmosphere as it freezes, ice imprisons the climate secrets of Earth’s past. The trick is…
New Climate Analysis Shows How Badly Boomers Screwed Their Grandchildren
Climate change is one the greatest intergenerational injustices. Decades of profligate carbon emissions by older…
China Considers Ban on Cryptocurrency Mining Because It's a Stupid Waste of Energy
Regulators in China are considering a ban on cryptocurrency mining as an “undesirable” economic activity, according to…
How a Sea Ice Meltdown Is Disrupting Life in Coastal Alaska
Every year in the western Alaskan town of Nome, as mushers and their dog teams cross the finish line during what’s…
Amazon Is Aggressively Pursuing Big Oil as It Stalls Out on Clean Energy
In 2014, Amazon announced that it would power its rapidly expanding fleet of data centers with 100 percent renewable…
Misogyny at Microsoft, Farscape, and the New Airpods: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
It’s April 2019—and perhaps the month that will later be known as the dawn of the Age of Fungus. A concerning report in…
Sci-Fi Comic Eve of Extinction Explores a World Decimated by a Gender-Divided Apocalypse
Tze Chun was in the news recently when he was tapped to write and executive-produce the in-development animated Gremlins…
Bitcoin Surges 15% Overnight Because Nobody Learned Their Lesson After the Last Crash
Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency in the world, jumped to a four-month high overnight, briefly breaching $5,000…
New York's Plan to Make Manhattan Drivers Pay Extra Is a Big Deal for People and the Planet
The next best thing to banning cars is crafting policies that factor in the toll they take on society. And that’s…
Gimlet's Union Drive, Twisted Graphene, and Psychedelic Mice: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
Well, folks, it’s just a few hours shy of the turn of the month, and you know what that means: April Fool’s Day. Yes,…
Judge Rules Trump Plans to Open Up Swathes of Arctic, Atlantic Oceans for Drilling Illegal
In a major blow to the Donald Trump administration’s oil and gas policy, on Friday a federal judge ruled the…