Gizmodo Earth and Science

08/11/2022

It didn’t feel like November out there today.

Cities all over the world saw unusually high temperatures for November, while Greenland broke a disturbing record in September.

03/11/2022

A new report calculates just how much land countries will need to fulfill their Paris Agreement pledges--and it's a lot.

A new report calculates just how much land countries will need to fulfill their Paris Agreement pledges—and it's a lot.

08/06/2022

“It’s incredibly sad, but finding microplastics in fresh Antarctic snow highlights the extent of plastic pollution into even the most remote regions of the world."

Researchers detected microplastics in 19 samples of snow from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.

05/05/2022

Repeat after us.

05/05/2022

Humans just need to stop killing these little porpoises. That's it.

Genetic bottlenecks aren't likely to harm these little porpoises, researchers say. Humans just need to stop killing them.

05/05/2022

To move forward with Starship testing and launches, SpaceX will have to monitor and manage the harm its operations at Boca Chica are causing to wildlife.

A document from U.S. Fish and Wildlife noted a decline in threatened birds, potentially complicating Elon Musk's plan to expand his South Texas launch facility.

02/05/2022

Who cares that the Master Chief took off his helmet? Where are all the EVs!?

The EV transition seems like it never got off the ground in the futuristic world of the Halo series

02/05/2022

It’s hot enough in India to make one of Delhi’s biggest trash piles spontaneously combust.

Fires are still burning in the Bhalswa landfill, exposing residents of Delhi to toxic smoke.

22/04/2022

Gaps in data for specific locations makes determining air quality pointless for most people outside of cities.

22/04/2022

Nothing like a 1980s Earth Day commercial to make you realize how far we haven't come.

There's nothing like a 1980s Earth Day commercial to make you realize how far we haven't come.

22/04/2022

I regret to inform you that we must kill Earth Day and replace it with something more urgent.

Hooray, it’s Earth Day! That one day of the year when we can all come together and celebrate treating our planet with respect. From first-graders to Jeff Bezos, everyone loves Earth Day. And for that reason, we must kill Earth Day.

21/04/2022

It may seem counterintuitive to buy stuff to celebrate Earth Day (shouldn’t we be going outside?), but hear me out: purchasing eco-friendly products replaces more wasteful versions of things you already buy frequently.

via The Inventory

Here are our editors' favorite products that make every day Earth Day.

21/04/2022

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is currently on a six-year journey to Jupiter, traveling through the sparse interplanetary medium since launching in October 2021. Luckily for Lucy, the views have been spectacular.

Recent tests of Lucy's four onboard cameras suggest the probe is ready to capture unprecedented views of Jupiter's enigmatic Trojans.

21/04/2022

New research explores how radical “fixes” to our planet’s climate could have serious side effects—including exposing a billion more people to infectious diseases.

A new study investigates the potential public health implications of geoengineering.

19/04/2022

Taking the unflattering title of America’s Most Endangered River 2022 is the once-mighty Colorado, according to a conservation group that issues a yearly assessment of riparian health across the country.

The Colorado River is #1 of the nation's top 10 endangered rivers as climate change exacerbates its overburdening.

19/04/2022

Puerto Rico’s cost of living has soared in recent years, largely as the result of non-natives snatching up low-cost real estate in the wake of 2017's Hurricane Maria.

Island residents say wealthy newcomers are threating wildlife and making it harder to access public shores.

19/04/2022

What’s this? Some good news on the climate beat?

Two recent records set by renewables in the U.S. are welcome wins amid climate doom and gloom.

19/04/2022

A new decadal survey outlines planetary defense and science goals through 2032. Top of the list: sending spacecraft to Uranus.

18/04/2022

According to the Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment (AGRRA), there aren't any clues yet as to why the urchins are dying at such quick rates.

The last time something like this happened, it was the 1980s.

18/04/2022

In case you need a reminder, Pruitt’s tenure at the EPA was riddled by some of the weirdest scandals of the Trump administration.

Scott Pruitt, the scandal-ridden former EPA administrator, is now running for Senate--and nobody is happy about it.

18/04/2022

According to the Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment (AGRRA), there aren’t any clues yet as to why the urchins are dying at such quick rates.

The last time something like this happened, it was the 1980s.

15/04/2022

Ex-employees of a legal nonprofit that has attracted support from Mark Ruffalo and Patagonia say the organization has a culture hostile to LGBTQ people.

14/04/2022

On Tuesday, a consortium of long-time Wikipedia editors and others in the community voted for the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that hosts the online encyclopedia, to stop accepting cryptocurrency donations.

Their biggest issue with crypto? The massive environmental toll that’s incurred in the process of creating digital cash.

71% of participating Wikipedia editors declare they don't want your crypto cash, it's unclear if anyone will listen.

14/04/2022

Archaeologists say they have found the earliest-yet evidence of a Mesoamerican calendar in fragments of painted murals made in what is now Guatemala over 2,000 years ago.

Bits of a 2,200-year-old mural may be some of the earliest examples of this dating system.

13/04/2022

"We have to prepare for there to not be enough water for everyone who lives here."

13/04/2022

A fed up dolphin went rogue over the weekend and bodyslammed a Miami Seaquarium trainer in front of an audience of gasping children.

Seaquarium says the dolphin attacked after an accidental scratch, but a former trainer claims poor animal welfare may have played a role.