Environment

What 700 years of historical data can tell us about extreme weather.

Cathedrals, seed banks, and oaks: How to live in times of change.

Metals and minerals from industry can trigger snowfall over hundreds of miles.

On the trail of an extinct mustelid in Maine.

Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard on the inspiration for his latest novel and his turn to sci-fi.

Why permafrost in the tundra has begun to explode.

Which foe is looming largest for native plants along the Yangtze River?

Scientist Michael Faraday's 1855 letter about the "feculence" of the River Thames.

The blunt impact of ocean pollution, in one photograph.

Rachel Kushner’s Creation Lake reveals why politics won't save us.

These plants feature some seriously funky adaptations.

Environmental leaders need to pursue a vision of the future, not just address mistakes of the past.