Environment

At launch sites, rockets are leaving a trail of damage to wildlife, vegetation, and water

Journalist Carl Zimmer tells the story of the science of aerobiology

The bay where kelp gulls are killing off baby whales

The author on losing his home to wildfire, finding strength in solitude, and his new book Aflame

Wetlands in film are overwhelmingly associated with discomfort, misery, and death

John Larison’s new novel The Ancients suggests some societies are built for cataclysm

How the desert taught me to smell

Insights from a geophysicist.

Illustrating what scientists have learned from the disaster 20 years ago.

The true meaning of legal protection for nature.

Timelapse photographs documenting life on the bayou.

For the first time, we can calculate how much climate change impacts a single storm’s severity.