The UK has bold plans to reach net zero emissions, but it must go beyond just turning off the CO₂ taps
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ten-point plan for a “green industrial revolution” to get the UK to net zero emissions by…
In praise of glaciers, those dragons of ice viewed with concern and fascination
As global temperature records are set one after the other, we are becoming increasingly concerned about the fate of our…
How a 1940s treaty set airlines on a path to high emissions and low regulation
Before the pandemic, aviation was on course to be the UK’s most polluting sector and produce as much as 22%…
Where’s the sea ice? 3 reasons the Arctic freeze is unseasonably late and why it matters
With the setting of the sun and the onset of polar darkness, the Arctic Ocean would normally be crusted with…
Wildfires force thousands to evacuate near Los Angeles: Here’s how the 2020 Western fire season got so extreme
Two wildfires erupted on the outskirts of cities near Los Angeles, forcing more than 100,000 people to evacuate their homes…
Top Students Blast School Staff in Graduation Speeches | NowThis
‘The few times we would speak up, we’d quickly be shut down.’ — These students used their graduation speeches to…
20+ Awesome Labor Day Sales (2018) on TVs, Laptops, Switch, Roomba, and More
Labor Day means a lot of things to a lot of people. For some, it honors America’s strong labor force,…
Vox Sentences: The Trump administration is not down with CPP
Vox Sentences is your daily digest for what’s happening in the world. Sign up for the Vox Sentences newsletter, delivered…
Star-Swallowing Black Holes Reveal Secrets in Exotic Light Shows
Black holes, befitting their name and general vibe, are hard to find and harder to study. You can eavesdrop on…
Gadget Lab Podcast: Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9, and That Bizarre Smart Home Speaker
When Samsung first launched its line of Galaxy Note smartphones, they were differentiated by their large size, their high performance,…
How Engineering the Climate Could Mess With Our Food
On June 15, 1991, Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines blew its top in an eruption of staggering proportions. It sent…
What Does It Take to Put a Waterfall on a Skyscraper?
You don’t see this very often—a 350-foot artificial waterfall pouring out of a skyscraper. It looks cool, but it also…
Space Photos of the Week: A Stormy Summer on Mars
Mars has a low atmospheric pressure compared with Earth, and that makes it a dusty place. Storms occur frequently, and…
Airstream’s $40,000 Basecamp Gets an Off-Road Upgrade
If you’re considering adding some #vanlife to your Instagram feed but lack either (a) a van, or (b) a place…
Much of the US Electric Grid Could Go the Way of the Landline Phone
If you’re old enough to remember landlines, maybe you remember the feedback loop that turned them from must-haves to luxury…
Communism: A short guide for confused journalists
Following Ash Sarkar’s recent “I’m literally a communist” moment on Good Morning Britain, there’s been a lot of fairly messy…
Propelling deep space flight with a new fuel source, Momentus prepares for liftoff
Mikhail Kokorich, the founder of Momentus, a new Y Combinator-backed propulsion technology developer for space flight, hadn’t always dreamed of…
Solar May Never Power Your EV, But You Can Still Drive on Sunshine
If you happened to be passing through central Idaho in what’s now the Snake River plain some 15,000 years ago,…