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America’s wicked, deadly heat wave last week

American cities could see many more hot-weather fatalities in the decades to come, as climate change drives longer and more frequent heat waves.

Here’s how wind and solar can save more lives and prevent more pollution

Renewable energy would have greater social benefit in states that are currently reliant on coal, a new study suggests.

How to tell if your favorite park is infested with Satanists

We're all in favor of urban green space -- except when it's full of totally real, not made up Satanic cults.

No one knows how to stop these tar-sands oil spills

An underground oil blowout at a tar-sands operation in Alberta has caused thousands of barrels of bitumen to burble up into forest areas.

Male bats, like other males, sing to seduce

How is a male bat like Iggy Pop? He may be kinda ugly, but girls love a musician.

Mapped: A hot hot summer of climate action

One-off protests don't seem like a big deal? Check out the full scope of climate uprisings happening across North America this summer.

Turn your sweat into drinking water

UNICEF created the first machine to turn your stinky T-shirt into cleaner-than-tap water. (Gulp.)

People wouldn’t stop swimming in this toxic lagoon, so officials dyed it black

You would think people would stay away. But it looked so inviting.

Bright lights make people more generous

This suggests a natural end to the lightbulb wars.

This online tool lets you virtually nuke a city

Alex Wellerstein, a historian of nuclear weapons, has created a map that makes city living slightly terrifying.