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The Climate-Driven Diaspora Is Here

The Climate-Driven Diaspora Is Here

In 2025, extreme weather will drive more people from their homes. Governments have no plan. Where will they be welcome?

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The Fossil Fuels Conversation Needs a Hard Reset

The Fossil Fuels Conversation Needs a Hard Reset

The term “reducing emissions” has outlived its usefulness, a crutch to soften the blow that’s being exploited by greenwashers. Now it’s time to get real.

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US Officials Recommend Encryption Apps Amid Chinese Telecom Hacking

US Officials Recommend Encryption Apps Amid Chinese Telecom Hacking

Plus: Russian spies keep hijacking other hackers’ infrastructure, Hydra dark web market admin gets life sentence in Russia, and more of the week’s top security news.

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More Humanitarian Organizations Will Harness AI’s Potential

More Humanitarian Organizations Will Harness AI’s Potential

The opportunity for artificial intelligence to actually do some good has arrived—if it can be redirected toward where it’s needed most.

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The tundra keeps burning and it’s transforming the Arctic

The tundra keeps burning and it’s transforming the Arctic

Wildfires have transformed the Arctic, according to the latest report card on the region. It’s both a cause and a symptom of climate change.

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Meta turns to nuclear energy for its AI ambitions

Meta turns to nuclear energy for its AI ambitions

Meta says it wants to bring more nuclear energy to electricity grids to power its data centers.

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Oil giants blocked a treaty to curb plastic pollution, but countries will try again

Oil giants blocked a treaty to curb plastic pollution, but countries will try again

A group of oil-producing nations blocked a treaty to curb plastic pollution, but countries will try again to reach an agreement in 2025.

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The quickly disappearing web

The quickly disappearing web

The promise of the internet is that it would last forever. But that has proven to be largely untrue, as huge swaths of the web are vanishing, quickly and at random.

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AI Model Indicates Global Temperatures Will Rise Faster Than Expected

AI Model Indicates Global Temperatures Will Rise Faster Than Expected

Ten climate models and a machine learning approach offer an alarming new timeline for the rate of climate change.

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Where Will All of Big Tech’s Nuclear Waste Go?

Where Will All of Big Tech’s Nuclear Waste Go?

Nuclear waste is spread across 94 different nuclear sites in the U.S. and has no permanent home. Big Tech is going to add more to the pile.

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Police Say They Have Their Hands on the Alleged Healthcare CEO Killer’s Notebook

Police Say They Have Their Hands on the Alleged Healthcare CEO Killer’s Notebook

Another piece of potential evidence has been brought forward by authorities.

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Killer Ghost Shrimp: Scientists Discover a New Predator Lurking in the Atacama Trench

Killer Ghost Shrimp: Scientists Discover a New Predator Lurking in the Atacama Trench

The newly discovered predator sheds light on the surprising creatures that have evolved to thrive in some of the world's most extreme environments.

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