Environment
Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Environmentalism
To stop destroying nature, developers are mimicking it.
The Greening of Antarctica
Few have witnessed the impact of global warming more closely than this scientist.
Kim Stanley Robinson Holds Out Hope
The science-fiction author on why climate change doesn’t have to be humanity’s final story.
How Psilocybin Can Save the Environment
To preserve nature, we need to open our minds to it.
The Environmental Headache in Your Shampoo
Palm oil is an environmental scourge. Plant biology has a solution.
Dawn of the Heliocene
Why the next geological epoch should be named for when we tapped the sun’s energy.
Toxic but Fascinating
Jellyfish have mesmerized people for millennia, and much remains to be learned about them.
The Ocean Is Struggling to Breathe, Too
The little-appreciated but very big problem of marine hypoxia.
To Protect Coral Reefs, Protect Fishes and Birds
Biodiversity itself seems to nourish the rainforests of the sea.
Global Wave Discovery Ends 220-Year Search
An 18th-century physicist first predicted the existence of a chorus of atmospheric waves that swoop around Earth. Scientists have finally found them.
It’s Time to Redefine What Sustainable Fishing Means
Hundreds of thousands of marine mammals are killed each year by fishing gear. This should not be considered “sustainable.”
