Environment
Are Crabs Truly Crabby?
Humans have long projected their insecurities and ill tempers onto animals, including crabs. Can science help us tell fact from fable?
Heeding the Water’s Call
Allison Wallis’s disability rendered the ocean off-limits. But the adaptive surfing movement says they can get everybody—of any ability—in the water.
Changing the System
Wendy Schmidt applies the spirit of Silicon Valley to saving the ocean.
How Taboos Can Help Protect the Oceans
Pacific Islanders are charting a new course for ocean conservation.
How Surprising Connections Can Save the Ocean
Marine biologist Heather Koldewey on conservation, seahorses, and cross-discipline work.
The Mother of All Accidents
Odds are, if an asteroid hadn’t crashed into Earth, we wouldn’t be here.
Digging Deeper Into Holocaust History
What geoscientists are uncovering in Eastern Europe.
We Crush, Poison, and Destroy Insects at Our Own Peril
Insects are escape artists. Now they face a threat more pernicious than predation.
Humans Have Rights and So Should Nature
An “Earth lawyer” argues for cultural transformation in environmental law.