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![This dress changes color to show how polluted your air is](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/P2IQKHXEFBS5T4W3CHWHCI2PRQ.jpg?w=557)
Climate Change
This dress changes color to show how polluted your air is
![*Pseudomonas syringae*](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/MC5SZF4CF5EENL5MWYBMVYROPQ.jpg?w=350)
Climate Change
Bacteria in the sky may help to make it rain
![Researches installed artificial coralline algae to test their ability to attract marine micro-fauna.](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/B45WOSLUWF6WN7IJLJNKU2ZPVM.jpg?w=729)
Climate Change
Artificial algae could help save our oceans
![Here’s what happens when lightning doesn’t hit the ground](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/TAG54HEISLWRTQJT5M4MZ5C6JI.jpg?w=675)
Climate Change
Here’s what happens when lightning doesn’t hit the ground
![Clouds](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/NWWTWQZYWR4A7AWATJI5HFKGEU.jpg?w=1400)
Climate Change
Some clouds are full of little lollipop-shaped ice crystals
![Don’t believe our planet is warming up? Look at this.](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/VVXZUKWOFFOISZ3XHSEZ2C6W6U.jpg?w=720)
Climate Change
Don’t believe our planet is warming up? Look at this.
![A Texas-size chunk of Antarctica partially melted last year](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/7OCS7XRME6KDK2IFDLEW65WFQI.jpg?w=675)
Climate Change
A Texas-size chunk of Antarctica partially melted last year
![seasonal earthquake stress](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/DR7RYE6ZFHVSSLAEZTLPVGLDEY.jpg?w=1123)
Environment
Rain and snow help stress out earthquake faults
![zinc oxide](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/T7Z6YVGDR363OAOLAQNLVP62GA.jpg?w=1038)
Climate Change
A common sunscreen could help make better solar panels
![Early signs of mortality on bleached coral colony.](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/4266RPFTOJLN5QMYPGGWUEIBKY.jpg?w=675)
Climate Change