CLIMATE CHANGE

Seattle residents use air conditioning at half the rate of the national average.

It's Summer, But Many Seattle Residents Are Opting Out of Air Conditioning—Here's Why

Even in the dead heat of summer, stoic Seattle residents beg off on AC. Here's why.

'American War' and 'Clade' are just two of the cli-fi books tackling global climate and environmental issues.

11 Gripping Cli-Fi Books to Put on Your TBR List

Set in a fictionalized future, these cli-fi novels explore how climate change is poised to forever impact our civilization.

The ‘Doomsday Vault’ Has Opened Its Doors to Receive New Seed Deposits

The Svalbard Global Seed Bank in Norway contains 1.1 million seed samples from roughly 6000 plant species, and it just received a new batch of deposits.

L to R: Jonah Hill, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, and Jennifer Lawrence in Adam McKay's Don't Look Up (2021).

Don’t Look Up's Ending Explained: Does Everyone Die?

In Adam McKay's end-of-the-world satire 'Don't Look Up,' two scientists (Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence) attempt to warn the world that a giant comet is hurtling toward Earth at an alarming speed ... but nobody's listening.

Apple Is Launching a New Self-Service Repair Program, So You Never Have to Be Embarrassed by Your Cracked Screen Again

Apple screen repair could be easy for tech-savvy DIYers to figure out. Now, thanks to Apple's new Self-Service Repair Program, they’ll finally get the chance.

Christmas tree harvesters hard at work at Oregon's Holiday Tree Farms in November 2017.

The American Christmas Tree Association Is Warning of a Christmas Tree Shortage in 2021—So Plan Ahead

Climate change has hit Christmas tree farms hard. Thanks to supply chain issues, artificial tree vendors haven’t fared much better.

A Currier & Ives lithograph depicts people fleeing across the Randolph Street Bridge during the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

8 Surprising Facts About the Great Chicago Fire of 1871—150 Years Later

On October 8, 1871, Chicago was transformed into a hellish inferno by the Great Chicago Fire. By the time a sudden rain helped extinguish the flames, 300 people were dead, and 100,000 more were homeless. And no: It was not because of Mrs. O'Leary's cow.