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Climate

How to Spot Greenwashing Claims When You Travel
Sustainable Travel

How to Spot Greenwashing Claims When You Travel

Hotels and other service providers pitch themselves as eco-friendly when they’re not. Here’s how to call their bluff.
Rachel Cernansky
13 Environmentally Conscious Packing Tips for Your Next Vacation
Sustainable Travel

13 Environmentally Conscious Packing Tips for Your Next Vacation

Rachel Cernansky
How a Citizen Science Organization Aims to Preserve the Places It Brings Tourists to Study
Sustainable Travel

How a Citizen Science Organization Aims to Preserve the Places It Brings Tourists to Study

Rachel Cernansky

Regulations and Solutions

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

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
Watch Duty Is Adding Flood Alerts to Its Wildfire App

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
Amazon Employees Show Up to City Council Meetings to Demand Limits on Data Centers

Amazon Employees Show Up to City Council Meetings to Demand Limits on Data Centers

Activists say it’s the first time Big Tech employees have publicly called for regulations governing data center projects.
Paresh Dave
Data Center Operators Are Trying to Fix Their Water Use Problems

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

Oceans and Waterways

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

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 '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
The Zuckerbergs Are Hiring a Lifeguard but Calling It a ‘Beach Water Person’

The Zuckerbergs Are Hiring a Lifeguard but Calling It a ‘Beach Water Person’

The job, which is associated with the Zuckerberg family office, is located in Kauai, Hawaii, where the Meta CEO owns a massive compound.
Caroline Haskins
The Best Water Leak Detectors for Your Home

The Best Water Leak Detectors for Your Home

Don’t let busted pipes or an overflowing washing machine dampen your day. These smart water sensors can help you catch problems quicker.
Simon Hill

Extreme Heat

California’s Wildfire Season Is Already Overactive

California’s Wildfire Season Is Already Overactive

Major fires are threatening homes and ecologically sensitive areas following a hot, dry winter.
Brian Kahn
Ring and Watch Duty Team Up to Keep a Closer Eye on Wildfires

Ring and Watch Duty Team Up to Keep a Closer Eye on Wildfires

In a move to help alert people to the spread of nearby blazes, Ring is partnering with Watch Duty to let users share their videos on the wildfire tracking app.
Boone Ashworth
N95, KF94, and KN95 Face Masks to Buy Right Now

N95, KF94, and KN95 Face Masks to Buy Right Now

Flu season is here. Here are the best disposable face coverings we’ve tested—and where you can find them.
Lisa Wood Shapiro
The LA Fires Spewed Out Toxic Nanoparticles. He Made It His Mission to Trace Them

The LA Fires Spewed Out Toxic Nanoparticles. He Made It His Mission to Trace Them

Nicholas Spada is one of the only scientists in the world using a nuclear x-ray process to study deadly nanoparticles in wildfire smoke. What he’s uncovered in California is a nightmare.
Nina Dietz