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Young and old sea ice floats off the coast of Antarctica.

Antarctica has a lot less sea ice than usual. That's bad news for all of us

It's the middle of the winter in Antarctica, when the ocean around the continent freezes. But this year there's less sea ice than ever recorded.

High gas prices are posted at a gas station in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Nov. 7. Gas prices are surging across the country yet there's effectively little the Biden administration can do.

Gasoline prices are surging. Can Biden actually do something about it?

Presidents don't set the gas price you pay at the pump, but they're often blamed for it. And right now, high energy prices are helping send inflation to an over 30-year high.

High waters along the Grand River in Grand Rapids, MI. Flooding is becoming more common and more intense as the climate changes faster than expected.

Get ready, MI... flood events are becoming more common

Climate expert Mike Shriberg said flood events are becoming increasingly frequent and intense in Michigan. He spoke about how to prepare for and prevent future flooding.

Experimental sustainable neighborhood in Grand Rapids gets battery storage

Circuit West, an experimental green energy development in Grand Rapids, now has an energy storage component. Circuit West is described by developers as "a…

<em>Choose Love </em>is Netflix's most recent experiment in making "interactive" films. Cami (Laura Marano) has three possible suitors — Jack (Jordi Webber), Rex (Avan Jogia) and Paul (Scott Michael Foster). Viewers get to decide who Cami ends up with.

This romcom lets you pick the ending — that doesn't make it good

Turns out multiple choice options work better for SATs than for storytelling. Netflix's Choose Love makes the case against AI writing — ordering a movie like a pizza doesn't make for good movies.

The Rogue River near its confluence with the Grand River in Kent County

PFAS cleanup in Rogue River will have to wait until 2024

Wolverine Worldwide was supposed to start construction of a remediation system on the Rogue River in September.

Gasoline prices on Nov. 17 in Miami Beach, Fla. The White House says oil prices have come down as speculation grew that the United States and other consumers would tap their reserves.

The White House is tapping oil reserves to try to bring down high gas prices

China, India, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom are also tapping their emergency stocks. The goal is to try to bring down oil prices, which have been causing consumers pain at the pump.

The U.S. economy likely slowed sharply in this year's first quarter, but conditions may be sturdier than they look as consumer spending remains healthy. Here, people relax in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., on March 8.

Why this economy may be sturdier than it looks

U.S. GDP shrank in the first few months of the year, but the economy may be sturdier than it looks.

Teresa Cox-Bates and her husband John Bates, along with their kids Eli, Ava and Issac. Teresa says HealthySteps has helped her face her own childhood trauma and be a better parent.

How to break the cycle of childhood trauma? Help a baby's parents

HealthySteps is an intervention where new parents get practical help with their lives, allowing them to create stable, nurturing bonds with their babies. It all starts at the baby's checkups.

In a photo taken from video released by the Ukrainian Presidential Office, water surges through a break in the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine. Ukraine and Russia are both accusing each other of blowing up the dam, which also destroyed an attached hydroelectric power station.

Ukraine blames Russia for blowing up a major southern dam

The surging water from the Kakhovka dam is likely to cause widespread flooding and poses an additional risk to an already troubled nuclear plant. Russia says Ukraine is to blame.

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