Environment

Saving the seas may depend on connecting people to hidden landscapes

Thirstwaves are drying out croplands

A new view of the berg shows it’s losing its edge

Plants around the world are adapting their reproductive strategies to survive on an increasingly urban planet

The quest to map a costly weather phenomenon

Glaciers are committing piracy at the bottom of the planet

Saltwater is killing trees along low-lying coasts, and marshes may move in

Evidence of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers on the island could reshape our understanding of human settlement in the Mediterranean

Tree-ring records suggest that drought played a role in Roman Britain’s decline

Steeper, faster, and higher peaks make more species

The nocturnal insects with surprising pollination power

The planet’s first photosynthesizers dined on green light