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Let’s Talk About the Super El Niño and Climate Change

Here’s what we know about the record-setting El Niño on a record-hot planet, and the most important questions scientists are trying to answer.

Fernanda González

Burning Up

California’s Tallest and Most Iconic Trees Are Getting Heatstroke

Neel Dhanesha

Can You Dig It?

Digger Is a Box Office Flop. It Might Be the Most Relevant Film of the Year

Carla Sertin

Regulations and Solutions

Snag a Fat Discount on Bluetti’s Best Portable Power Station

The Bluetti Elite 300, my favorite portable power station, is on sale, and it’s perfect if you want to go off-grid or have a backup at home.

Simon Hill

The Best Power Banks for Keeping All Your Devices Charged

Keep your phone, laptop, handheld gaming console, and other electronics running with these travel-friendly power banks.

Simon Hill

Rural Data Centers Are in for a Big Federal Tax Break

Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, data center projects in rural areas could be eligible for major tax benefits starting next year. Some hyperscalers do not seem eager to take the free cash.

Molly Taft

A Decade-Long Experiment Is Unlocking the Mysteries of the Ocean’s ‘Deep Reefs’

Scientists left structures up to 100 meters under the surface. Here’s what they found when they retrieved them 10 years later.

Byrd Pinkerton

Oceans and Waterways

We Put These Reusable Water Bottles Through the Daily Grind

We dropped them, tossed them in bags, and cleaned their fiddly lids. Here are the ones we recommend.

Boutayna Chokrane and Alexis Berger

A Startup Has a Plan to Make Water From Air Using Data Centers’ Waste Heat

Atoco’s new machines use specialized materials that can harvest water from some of the driest air on Earth without using electricity.

Brian Kahn and Molly Taft

Plastic Is Melting Onto Corals

Scientists have found a new form of pollution, one where plastic and pieces of coral become irreversibly intertwined.

Ritsuko Kawai

The Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isn’t Yet

Climate groups are latching onto the data center opposition movement, but it remains to be seen if they can get people to care about the facilities’ impact on the atmosphere.

Molly Taft