The Environment

What if we treated coral like something worth saving — not just another casualty in the doomscroll?

There is a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel.

Uncovering the vital role of urban trees in combating heat and improving wellbeing

How invasive species are threatening “one of North America’s most imperiled ecosystems.”

Wildlife populations are vanishing faster than we think

Future Atmospheric Rivers May Pose a Rising Threat to Coastal Communities Along the US West Coast

Tools to quantify your carbon footprint and reduce it significantly

A new study suggests the Paris Climate Agreement’s target might not protect Earth’s ice sheets — or our coasts

It’s time we rethink how we build and where we build

A look into island ecology and how humans are screwing it up

today more than ever

How old are you?

Unsafe water claims a million lives every year

An improbable planetary pause button on warming to save us from ourselves — is this what it takes?

How a hotel kitchen’s crisis reshaped my thinking on food safety, waste, and sustainability

Let’s talk about our cultural conceit.

Last year was the warning — this year is the reckoning: welcome to the Age of Overshoot.

Camping closures and structures are burning

Tips for Spacing, Companions & Support

We love to call solar “green,” but behind the panels lies a mess of hidden emissions

The power of preservation: how protecting biodiversity can safeguard our future in the face of climate collapse

Meet the Microbe That Might Just Save the Planet

On Rocks, Water, Wildlife, and the Quiet Lessons of the Wild

A field experiment in the Rockies shows how climate change is outpacing nature’s ability to adapt — and what that means for conservation

Pine forests saved by a nutcracker! Sweet!

The Environmental Cost of the World’s New Mineral Scramble

This Is How I Pay Myself

What the Creek Teaches About Fear and Freedom

This is what happens when a fossil grid collides with a renewable reality