Grist reporter Amelia Urry visits an Australian lab, where scientists are trying to grow coral that can survive in the future. And a farewell from Flora and Katherine.

Imagine Earthships [video]

Dec 3rd, 2015 7m 2s

Outside of Taos, NM, you'll find a community of people living in off-grid homes made of garbage. We visited them.

There's a Weird Vibe on the Bus

Nov 19th, 2015 14m 37s

Michael Reynolds builds off-grid homes out of garbage. Meet the Earthship.

REBROADCAST: Yak Life

Nov 5th, 2015 8m 36s

Wild yaks live on the roof of the world, a frosty high-elevation plateau north of the Himalayas. Conservation biologist Joel Berger, of the University of Montana and the Wildlife Conservation Society, wanted to find out how climate change might

He Bought the Water

Oct 22nd, 2015 13m 59s

Reporter Ryan Bradley follows up on his quest to buy water.

Spore Power

Oct 8th, 2015 7m 6s

When you hear "renewable energy," you think solar and wind. But what about spores? Columbia University's Ozgur Sahin explains.

How We Measure the Earth Breathing

Sep 24th, 2015 13m 24s

What do Algerian monks have to do with 400 parts per million? Reporter Jeff Delviscio investigates how we measure CO2 in the atmosphere.

Dogs in the Forest

Sep 10th, 2015 6m 29s

Dogs evolved in response to environmental changes tens of millions of years ago. Can that tell us anything about how animals might adapt to climate change today?

Born in the Anthropocene

Aug 27th, 2015 11m 24s

Jeremy and Charlie, 11 year old students, are worried about climate change. They say it's because their generation will be the one to bear the brunt of its effects.

Fixing the Sky

Aug 13th, 2015 16m 37s

Historian James Fleming talks about the surprising history of weather control and what past failures can tell us about today's geoengineering proposals.

Sex Change Dragons

Jul 30th, 2015 9m 3s

When exposed to high temperatures, Australian Central Bearded Dragons do something strange.

Let's Talk About Babies

Jul 16th, 2015 22m 14s

Ethicist Travis Rieder thinks that it's time we talked about population.

Cosmic Toilet

Jul 2nd, 2015 13m 42s

On the International Space Station, sewage, condensation and even sweat get recycled into potable water. We have the technology to recycle water on Earth, too, but we don't use it as often as we could -- mostly because we think it's gross.

Dollypartoniana and Other Lichens

Jun 18th, 2015 13m 15s

Lichens are under threat from climate and habitat changes. Should we care?

What Rats Really Think About Climate Change

Jun 4th, 2015 3m 8s

We interviewed New York City rats to get their thoughts on climate change and whether humans will be able to adapt.

When Rats Inherit the Earth

May 18th, 2015 17m 25s

If humans were to go extinct, what would the planet look like? One paleobiologist says the creatures most likely to take our place are rats.

How Water Is Bought and Sold

May 7th, 2015 16m 29s

Reporter Ryan Bradley lives in California. Given the drought, he figured it'd be a good idea to buy some water rights. It was more complicated than he thought.

Climate Confessions

Apr 23rd, 2015 17m 13s

We asked for your stories of climate shame. You delivered.

Yak Life

Apr 9th, 2015 8m 36s

Wild yaks live on the roof of the world, a frosty high-elevation plateau north of the Himalayas. Biologist Joel Berger wanted to find out how climate change might affect yaks, so he paid them a visit.

Video: Driving on Air

Mar 26th, 2015 4m 23s

Why did a young Romanian inventor build an eco-friendly car made out of half a million LEGO pieces that runs on compressed air? Well, why not?

Future Fossils

Mar 12th, 2015 12m 11s

We can imagine the deep past: full of mammoths and dinosaurs and climates very different from our own. But how are we supposed to imagine the future?

A Star in New Jersey

Feb 25th, 2015 15m 56s

In a fusion world, we'd generate unlimited clean energy from mini suns that we build all over Earth. Sound like a fairytale? Scientists at Princeton Plasma Physics Lab say we can get there -- if we can pay for it.

Cat Eyes for Climate Change

Feb 11th, 2015 13m 49s

How far would you go for climate change? NYU philosopher Matthew Liao has an outside-the-box proposal: Decrease energy use by engineering humans to have meat allergies, fur, and yes, cat eyes.

Hey -- Climate Confessions

Feb 4th, 2015 3m 48s

Is there something you feel like you should be doing, or not doing, for the environment? If so, you're not alone.

Black Gold

Jan 28th, 2015 12m 42s

New York City is poised to become the country's largest producer of an unexpected type of green energy. This fuel source you can make yourself - and you certainly do. Anthony Fiore, director of the NYCDEP Office of Energy, explains how NYC's Ne