Environment
Tame Your Climate Anxiety in 2024
A poet invited people to share their climate fears. What she found surprised her.
How Dust Could Help Solve Crimes
Hold the vacuum cleaner! There’s evidence in those motes.
A Cyclone, a Flood, and a Very Big Park
How scientists harnessed disaster to chart a path for climate resilience.
The Creeping Coral Killer
Aggressive algae have been spreading unnoticed across reefs throughout the tropics for decades.
A Slow-Moving Disaster in California
More than 90 percent of coastal wetlands have been altered or destroyed. What’s next?
Sand Mafias Battle for the New Gold
Violent gangsterism and illegal operations dominate sand mining in the global south.
A Plastic Oasis in the Sea
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch isn’t all garbage. It’s also an ecosystem.
A Fragile Equilibrium
Inside one national park’s quest to make peace between humans and animals.
Elephants Are Total Scaredy-Cats Around Bees
The buzz on preventing elephants from plundering communities.
My 3 Greatest Revelations
The author on writing her new book “Ignition,” her dive into the new science of fighting wildfires.











