Climate Change Is Threatening Fire Island’s Beaches—and its Queer History
On Fire Island, queer culture and ecology are inextricably linked.
Climate Change
The Celebs Burning the Planet Down This Month
Plane, megayachts, supercars, oh my – which rich and famous person helped incinerate Earth in December?
Eight Dead in Australian Christmas and Boxing Day Storms
On Christmas night, severe thunderstorms hit south-east Queensland, NSW and Victoria and caused flash flooding and fallen trees and leaving more than 120,000 homes without power.
Crocodiles Seen on Queensland Streets During Record-Breaking Floods
“There’s crocodiles swimming around in the flood water now because the crocs want to find the nice calm water rather than the rushing river water.”
Policy
Climate Change Is Violent. Should the Fight Against It Be Too?
Peaceful protest isn't curbing the rapidly worsening crisis. Some activists say it’s time to attack the actual tools used to destroy the planet.
How to Figure Out Which Candidates Actually Care About the Environment
Here's a set of tools to help you understand the issues and vote in support of climate reform.
Coronavirus Could Be a 'Trigger Event' That Reshapes Society for the Better
The Sanders campaign could use this opportunity to transform into a pandemic-fighting, world-changing social movement.
Earth
Anomalies Deep Inside Earth Are Wreckage of Crashed Alien World, Scientists Propose
The long-lost remnants of the planet Theia are far beneath our feet.
Traces of Earth's Core Were Found In the Arctic and Scientists Don't Know Why
“We know very little about Earth's core, other than that it exists."
Scientists Found Microplastics Deep Inside a Cave Closed to the Public for Decades
A Missouri cave that virtually nobody has visited since 1993 is contaminated by high levels of plastic pollution, scientists found.
Cities
Montreal Libraries Will Be Able to Kick Out People for Smelling Bad
The new rules will allow libraries to fine and remove people for “personal hygiene that inconveniences staff.”
A New Uber Clone With Armed Drivers Is the App for a Violent and Paranoid America
“What I’m creating is a necessary evil,” the app’s founder claims while operating in a city with falling crime rates.
The Urban Exodus Narratives Are Wrong
The Census Bureau has published two population estimates that say cities are losing people fast. But factoring in the margins of error on their data changes the story entirely.