Nevada preached peace on the Colorado River. Now it’s suing to protect its water.
Nevada officials have long presented themselves as a voice for compromise and conservation in debates over the Col...
New research shows the world isn’t doing nearly enough to fix its food problem
A new report finds that across the globe, progress toward developing more sustainable, resilient food systems is n...
In the American West, wildfire comes for the suburbs
Somersett, a short drive from downtown Reno, Nevada, is a peaceful place where homes with sweeping, high-desert vi...
Researchers followed 400,000 kids for 20 years and found a lasting pre-K advantage
Students who attended public school pre-K went on to perform better academically through high school than children who received family-...
How to deal with burnout on a burning planet
In this month’s Ask a Climate Therapist column, we’re tackling two questions at once — each examining similar them...
Social technology use and life satisfaction in a five-wave panel study of US adults
Twenge, J. M., Martin, G. N. & Campbell, W. K. Decreases in psychological well-being among American adolescents after 20...
The rush to power data centers is weakening the Clean Air Act
Across the country, the electricity needs of data centers have been a major driver of the widespread resistance to...
What Blade Runner got wrong about AI (so far)
The film gave us rain, ziggurats, and androids; the real machine arrived as a blank place to type.The film is a design masterpiece and ...
The fossil fuel industry is spending record amounts to keep California from regulating it
The fossil fuel industry isn’t just raking in record profits amid the war with Iran. In California, it’s also spen...
Scientists discover a brain “brake” that can shut down chronic pain
Deep inside the brain, a small group of nerve cells helps control how strongly pain signals are felt. Under normal conditions, this sys...
On Louisiana’s vanishing coast, a giant natural gas terminal is poised to expand
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist a...
Smart nanoparticles light up brain cancer and destroy what surgery misses
Glioblastoma is considered the most aggressive type of brain cancer.
One reason it is so difficult to treat is that canc...
‘Starwashing’: The new space race has an environmental problem
As artificial intelligence devours more land and electricity, a new breed of tech companies promises that outer sp...
AI has a hospitality problem money can’t fix
Technological efficiency meets high-end service: a luxury hotel lobby where AI-driven recommendations are seamlessly integrated into th...
Ongoing thoughts at rest reflect functional brain organization and behaviour
Buckner, R. L., Andrews-Hanna, J. R. & Schacter, D. L. The brain’s default network: anatomy, function, and relevance to ...