NASA has some wild ideas for the future of flying
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NASA recently announced that it will start studying a bunch of cutting-edge aviation ideas — four…Is your front-loading washer smelly or moldy? Here’s how to fix that
Aug 9, 2016, 5:02 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, I have had issues with odor from my front-loading washing machine, even though I…‘Alarming’ coral reef bleaching wave descends on the Maldives
Aug 8, 2016, 6:57 pm By Melissa Cronin
We have a new competitor for the “worst place on Earth to be a coral!” More than half of the…Chevron won’t have to pay for its own version of Chernobyl
Aug 8, 2016, 6:53 pm By Katie Herzog
In 1993, Ecuadorians filed suit against American fossil fuel giant Chevron, arguing that the company…This downer of a holiday keeps getting earlier every year
Aug 8, 2016, 5:21 pm By Kate Yoder
When it comes to gobbling up natural resources, we humans are exceptionally gifted. Monday, August…Enjoy it while you can, people: Climate change is already hitting the Olympics hard
Aug 8, 2016, 2:58 pm By Katie Herzog
Sewage water isn’t the only thing competitors may be worrying about at the Rio Olympics: Hot…Rio Olympics opens with a powerful message about climate change
Aug 5, 2016, 10:23 pm By Grist staff
An estimated 3 billion people worldwide received an introductory lesson about climate change by…Artist gives climate science a redesign
Aug 5, 2016, 5:54 pm By Kate Yoder
A 23-year-old Maine artist does the near-impossible: She makes climate change visually…Old, secret nuclear military base could be exposed by melting ice
Aug 5, 2016, 3:38 pm By Katie Herzog
Anthrax isn’t the only nasty thing climate change is exposing. A secret, contaminated Cold…Get your twang on with this livestream of the Pickathon festival
Aug 5, 2016, 3:00 pm By Grist staff
Just as it’s not doable to eat up all the heirloom tomatoes on Earth — no matter how much you…6 ways the Rio Olympics are failing on sustainability
Aug 5, 2016, 2:56 pm By Kate Yoder
Brazil wooed the International Olympic Committee with promises of sustainability when it made its…Does anything good come out of the Olympics?
Aug 5, 2016, 2:50 pm By Eve Andrewsoriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnFG1zq-fAk The Olympics are upon us yet again, and…Gold King Mine still leaking one year after spill
Aug 5, 2016, 2:32 pm By Katie Herzog
One year ago, Environmental Protection Agency contractors inadvertently leached wastewater from…We’re starting to understand just how Zika and climate change go together
Aug 4, 2016, 8:14 pm By John Upton
Athletes and tourists converging on Brazil this week are crowding into a country where rapid…Olympians campaign for climate change in Rio
Aug 4, 2016, 6:12 pm By Katie Herzogoriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=29&v=4GHDaNunRrQ Plagued by…Volkswagen says it’s cleaning up its emissions, this time for reals
Aug 4, 2016, 5:58 pm By Melissa Cronin
What’s a car company to do when its name becomes synonymous with dirty emissions? If you’re…The right now wants a “Clexit,” because Brexit went so well
Aug 4, 2016, 2:53 pm By Katie Herzog
Inspired by Brexit, Britain’s regrettable decision to leave the European Union, Australian…These huge buses drive right over the top of cars
Aug 4, 2016, 12:08 pm By Katie Herzogoriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=lPdl3uxW3aI You may have imagined…Homes in walkable neighborhoods are worth more
Aug 4, 2016, 4:21 am By Ben Adler
It’s a huge privilege, in a country plagued by sprawl, to be able to walk from your home to work,…Is your personal lube causing water pollution?
Aug 4, 2016, 3:45 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, The microbeads issue has me wondering if silicone-based personal lubricants may…
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