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The Oldest Ecosystems on Earth

What they teach us about resilience.

June 10, 2024

How Sound Rules Life Underwater

Amorina Kingdon’s 3 greatest revelations while writing Sing Like Fish.

June 3, 2024

The Collapse Is Coming. Will Humanity Adapt?

An evolutionary biologist and a science fiction writer walk into a bar … and mull over survival.

May 31, 2024

Where the Ocean Exhales

The Southern Ocean controls how much carbon is released into the atmosphere—and our warming world is changing it.

May 22, 2024

Biodiversity Loss Is the Greatest Menace on Earth

Craig Foster on his 3 greatest revelations while writing Amphibious Soul.

May 20, 2024

We Came from Lowly Mud 

How Earth’s habitable continents arose—and survived.

May 14, 2024

The Case for Scientific Transculturalism

Life will stand a better chance against climate change if we mix big- and small-picture thinking.

May 14, 2024

A Buffer Zone for Trees

How frosty pockets in valleys could help protect some trees against climate change.

May 10, 2024

How Melting Ice Has Altered Time-Keeping

Climate change could upend how we synchronize global clocks forever.

May 9, 2024

Sardines Are Feeling the Squeeze

Climate change and overfishing are decimating sardines in the Philippines.

May 3, 2024

A Radical Rescue for Caribbean Reefs

Can transplants help Caribbean corals avert collapse?

May 1, 2024

The Part-Time Climate Scientist

A humble steam engineer put humans in the driver’s seat.

April 16, 2024