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An interior photo shows the Joint European Torus fusion reactor's doughnut-shaped tokamak design

Fusion Power Would Revolutionize Energy, if We Could Just Get It Working

Scientists and startups are edging closer to realizing a decades-old dream.

By Stephen Shankland

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'Weather Whiplash' Defined My Smoky, Muddy 2022. And Maybe Your 2023

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US Fires Trend Up in Severity: 'The Worst Fire Disasters Are Still to Come'

By Monisha Ravisetti

Aerial view of wildfire damage in London

Europe's Devastating Heat Wave Shows Keeping Calm and Carrying On Is Not an Option

By Katie Collins

dry-soil-ecological-drought

Megadrought in the West Is Worst in More Than 1,200 Years

Lucas Joppa, Microsoft's Chief Environmental Officer

Microsoft: We Need More Carbon Capture Businesses to Fight Climate Change

By Stephen Shankland

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These Floaters Turns Ocean Waves Into Renewable Energy

Watch Floaters Convert Waves Into Electricity

At COP27, Historic Deal Will Compensate Poor Nations for Climate Crisis Disasters

Fusion Power Would Revolutionize Energy, if We Could Just Get It Working

Microscopic Life is Blooming Beneath Antarctica's Sea Ice, Surprising Scientists

I Tried Lab-Grown Chicken. It's a Convincing Alternative to the Real Deal

Climate Action and Human Rights Are Intertwined in Fight to Save the Planet

Climate Change Denial Makes an Untimely Comeback

The World Will Overshoot the 1.5 Degree Global Warming Limit. Now What?