Climate

Wild Weather

El Niño Is Here to Turn the World’s Weather Upside Down

From a wet winter in the Southwest to fewer Atlantic hurricanes, this is what to expect as a potential super El Niño takes shape.

Brian Kahn

Sustainable Travel

How to Spot Greenwashing Claims When You Travel

Rachel Cernansky

Sustainable Travel

13 Environmentally Conscious Packing Tips for Your Next Vacation

Rachel Cernansky

Regulations and Solutions

EcoFlow’s Home Battery Can Cut Your Bills and Keep the Lights On

Whether you want to buy cheaper electricity, store solar energy, or guard against outages, EcoFlow’s home battery might be just what you need.

Simon Hill

Here’s How AI Agents Can Protect EV Chargers

An AI agent system proposed by researchers in Spain promises to prevent energy theft and damage to EV chargers, as well as the critical energy infrastructure that powers them.

Fernanda González

How Mexican World Cup Stadiums Achieved FIFA’s Environmental Certifications

Venues hosting the 2026 World Cup must meet high standards to obtain environmental certifications, but FIFA also requires that they use natural grass, which is water-intensive to maintain.

Verónica García de León

GM Wants Your Electric Car to Power Your House—and Your Neighborhood

The automaker today is turning on vehicle-to-grid charging for its GM Energy customers. Will people actually use it?

Aarian Marshall

Oceans and Waterways

Watch Duty Is Adding Flood Alerts to Its Wildfire App

The popular wildfire tracking app is adding flood monitoring to its platform. It’s the first new disaster alert on the service, with many more to come.

Boone Ashworth

Data Center Operators Are Trying to Fix Their Water Use Problems

Google, Microsoft, and other hyperscalers have come under scrutiny for their impact on water quality and availability.

Molly Taft

A New Species of Tiny Octopus Was Discovered in the Galápagos Islands

An octopus about the size of a golf ball was first spotted in 2015 near Darwin Island. A new study gives it both a formal description and a name.

Marta Musso

A 'Golden Orb' on the Ocean Floor Came From a Mysterious Animal

A fascinating, unclassifiable orb found in the Gulf of Alaska is not an alien object, as some speculated, but the remains of a poorly documented animal.

Jorge Garay