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There's been a lot of talk about using clean energy like solar power to replace fossil fuels. Without a doubt, human dependence on fossil fuels like coal has proved disastrous for the environment. Not only do fossil fuels produce huge amounts of…

Cryptocurrency crazes make it feel like we're living in the era of funny money. Bitcoin continues to reach new highs; dogecoin has turned people into millionaires despite being intentionally designed to be worthless. Hell, a coin called CumRocket…

As soon as Joe Biden took office as president of the United States, he re-joined the Paris climate agreement. On April 22, he pledged further that the U.S. would reduce its carbon emissions by more than 50% by the end of the decade. While those are…

Look, we know there are podcasts for just about everything at this point, but there's a reason for that. They are excellent tools for helping us understand complex topics, hear directly from experts, and make things more digestible. There are few…

As a wildly popular gemstone, diamonds are often associated with good times. They're often the immediate go-to for wedding bands or engagement rings and other special occasions. Yet the process of mining diamonds takes a huge toll on not only the…

Last week, China launched a rocket carrying the first module for what will eventually become the Tianhe Space Station, a livable hub that is set to be fully operational by 2022. The good news is that the first launch, which took place on April 29,…

It's been almost five months since Facebook belatedly booted former President Donald Trump off its proprietary platform of MLM suckers and conspiracy theorist soccer moms, following years of the then-president's bigoted rantings and — more to the…

We've known that climate change is real for decades now. But for many people, particularly white people, it has felt like a threat that exists somewhere in the future but not quite right now. In recent years, though, that has started to change —…

No matter where you are in the world, one thing ties people together: We all gotta eat. But the ways people go about producing food can have disastrous consequences for the environment. With climate change already breathing down our necks, many are…

Much of the conversation about combatting climate change centers around cutting carbon emissions — but that's not the only greenhouse gas affecting the planet. While it's less talked about, methane is particularly potent, and it has reached record…

Earlier this year, the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., came under fire when they and the Capitol Police were unable to protect the seat of American government from insurrectionists. As it turns out, the D.C. police appear to not…

Have you been feeling off-kilter lately, like you just can't find your center? Yeah, well, you and the Earth both, buddy! According to a study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, the ongoing effects of climate change have…

The reality of human-caused climate change was not always a controversial fact. It used to have closer to universal agreement in the United States, regardless of political affiliation, until conservative media muddied the waters with misinformation.…

Since 1945, the United States has conducted more than 1,000 nuclear tests. You can still taste them in your honey. According to a study published in the journal Nature Communications, honey in the U.S. contains elevated levels of cesium, a chemical…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and 17-year-old Greta Thunberg essentially have the same end goal when it comes to addressing climate change: Make sure the planet isn't destroyed. But that's about where the similarities end. The Swedish climate…

There is oxygen on Mars. Well, kind of. NASA announced this week that the Mars rover Perseverance successfully converted some of Mars's carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere into breathable oxygen. It is the first ever successful attempt at producing…

Mic is celebrating Earth Day with an entire week of stories. Over the next few days we’ll be rolling out pieces on hyper-urban farming, the future of construction, the catastrophic environmental costs of the dreaded gender reveal, an optimistic…

By 2030, the carbon footprint of the United States will be cut in half. That is the pledge that President Biden made on Thursday morning during the Leaders Summit on Climate, committing the U.S. to a significant draw-down of carbon emissions with…

Mic is celebrating Earth Day with an entire week of stories. Over the next few days we’ll be rolling out pieces on hyper-urban farming, the future of construction, the catastrophic environmental costs of the dreaded gender reveal, an optimistic…