Climate change

Massachusetts Town Enacts Evening Curfew Over Rare But Deadly Mosquito Virus

Health officials in Oxford, Massachusetts, voted unanimously to enact a voluntary curfew until the year's first hard frost, after a local resident was hospitalized with the Eastern equine encephalitis virus.

By Ed Cara Updated August 27, 2024

Picture of sun coming through clouds above Atlantic Ocean

EartherEarth Science

The Atlantic Is Cooling at a Mysteriously Fast Rate After Record Warmth

The sudden shift in water temperature is puzzling scientists.

By Adam Kovac Published August 20, 2024

EartherClimate Change

Call It ‘Global Boiling’ or ‘Climate Emergency’ or Anything Else—It Doesn’t Matter

Research shows that what you call climate change doesn’t affect how worried people are.

Kate Yoder, Grist Published August 19, 2024

Donald Trump holds a rally in Bozeman, Montana

Tech NewsNews

Project 2025 Author Says in Leaked Video That Trump Has ‘Blessed’ Its Agenda

Russell Vought also says that he supports "Christian nation-ism" and wants America to do away with "multiculturalism."

By Lucas Ropek Published August 16, 2024

Colorado state representative Kyle Brown

EartherEnvironmental Justice

How Marshall Fire Victims in Colorado Turned Tragedy Into Political Change

After the fire destroyed his town in 2021, a state rep took on insurance companies, mortgage lenders, and landlords—and beat them all.

Jake Bittle, Grist Updated August 14, 2024

EartherWeather

If You Get Meds by Mail, They May Be Losing Potency in Summer Heat

Parts of the U.S. have experienced record-setting heat waves over the past few summers, which may have caused pharmaceutical ingredients to degrade while en route.

By Adam Kovac Published August 13, 2024

EartherCities

Cities Are Growing Up Instead of Out, New Research Finds

Urban areas are growing around the world, but rather than sprawling outwards, their skylines are getting taller.

By Adam Kovac Published August 6, 2024

View of the shoreline at Pinnacle Point from boat

ScienceAnthropology

Critical Windows Into Early Human Evolution Recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites

A trio of South African sites contain evidence that early humans ate shellfish, used fire to modify raw materials, and used advanced projectile weapons.

By Adam Kovac Published August 6, 2024

EartherClimate Change

What Americans Knew About Climate Change in the 1960s Will Shock You

It wasn't just scientists who were worried, but Congress, the White House, and even Sports Illustrated.

Kate Yoder, Grist Published August 5, 2024

Image of the sun shining over snow and water in Antarctica.

EartherEarth Science

Rare Warm Spell Hits Antarctica in the Dead of Winter

The strange temperature fluctuation might be due to a rare stratospheric warming over the continent.

By Adam Kovac Published August 5, 2024

An image of the macrofibril structures of a Tulip Tree seen under an electron microscope.

ScienceEarth Science

Scientists Discovered an Entirely New Type of Wood

Neither hardwood nor softwood, tulip trees grow fast and store a lot of carbon, potentially providing an unexpected resource in the battle against climate change.

By Adam Kovac Published August 1, 2024

EartherEarth Science

California’s Park Fire Is Creating Smoke Thunderclouds

Pyrocumulonimbus clouds might offer a terrifying peek at the future of wildfires.

Matt Simon, Grist Published July 31, 2024

ScienceEarth Science

Global Heat Record Falls, Only to Be Broken Again the Next Day

July 22 was the hottest day on record, beating out the record set the day before.

By Adam Kovac Updated July 30, 2024

EartherClimate Change

Will Florida’s Oranges Survive Another Hurricane Season?

A perfect storm of hurricanes, diseases, and water scarcity threatens to wipe out the state's famed citrus industry.

Ayurella Horn-Muller, Grist Updated July 30, 2024

An image of Death Valley's Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes.

ScienceEarth Science

Death Valley Visitor Loses Flip-Flops, Gains Third-Degree Burns

A 42-year-old Belgian man learned the hard way why it's called Death Valley.

By Adam Kovac Updated July 26, 2024

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‘Wood Vaulting’ Explained: The Climate Solution You’ve Never Heard Of

Forests throughout the West are overgrown and full of flammable vegetation, fueling wildfires and carbon emissions. Could burying it help solve the problem?

Kylie Mohr, Grist Updated July 25, 2024