The Doomsday Glacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse
An analysis of the expansion of cracks in the Thwaites Glacier over the past 20 years suggests that a total collapse could be only a matter of time.
Trump’s Agriculture Bailout Is Alienating His MAHA Base
The administration’s pro-industry tilt—across three executive agencies—is feeding the MAHA movement’s growing discontent.
Radiation-Detection Systems Are Quietly Running in the Background All Around You
If a major disaster like Fukushima or Chernobyl ever happens again, the world would know almost straight away, thanks to an array of government and DIY radiation-monitoring programs running globally.
Google Data Centers Are Returning Nuclear Power to Tornado Country
A destructive storm in 2020 prematurely shut down Iowa’s only nuclear plant. With Google’s plans to reopen it to power nearby data centers, will extreme weather threaten the reactor’s safety?
How the Next Big Thing in Carbon Removal Sunk Without a Trace
With support from Microsoft, Stripe, and Shopify, Running Tide billed itself as on the cutting edge of carbon removal. In the end, it resorted to dumping thousands of tons of wood chips in the sea.
‘It Was Nuts’: The Extreme Tests that Show Why Hail Is a Multibillion-Dollar Problem
The costs of a hail damage have ballooned over the past two decades, prompting researchers to resort to extreme measures to understand how these storms destroy buildings.
Scientists Thought Parkinson’s Was in Our Genes. It Might Be in the Water
Parkinson’s disease has environmental toxic factors, not just genetic.
Why Tehran Is Running Out of Water
Because of shifting storms and sweltering summers, Iran’s capital faces a future “Day Zero” when the taps run dry.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Is Detaining People for ICE
Louisiana’s hunting and wildlife authority is one of more than 1,000 state and local agencies that have partnered with US immigration authorities this year alone.
The Oceans Are Going to Rise—but When?
The uniquely vulnerable West Antarctic Ice Sheet holds enough water to raise global sea levels by 5 meters. But when that will happen—and how fast—is anything but settled.