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Environment

Plagues, Taxes, Storms, and the Jet Stream

What 700 years of historical data can tell us about extreme weather.

November 21, 2024

The Once and Future Woods

Cathedrals, seed banks, and oaks: How to live in times of change.

November 19, 2024

When Pollution Brings Snow

Metals and minerals from industry can trigger snowfall over hundreds of miles.

November 14, 2024

A Mink Tale

On the trail of an extinct mustelid in Maine.

November 8, 2024

Don’t We Belong to Nature?

Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard on the inspiration for his latest novel and his turn to sci-fi.

November 8, 2024

The Mystery of the Siberian Craters

Why permafrost in the tundra has begun to explode.

November 1, 2024

Climate vs. Invasive Species

Which foe is looming largest for native plants along the Yangtze River?

And New Yorkers Think the Gowanus Canal Is Bad

Scientist Michael Faraday's 1855 letter about the "feculence" of the River Thames.

October 25, 2024

Death By Plastic

The blunt impact of ocean pollution, in one photograph.

October 16, 2024

Nihilism with a Purpose

Rachel Kushner’s Creation Lake reveals why politics won't save us.

October 10, 2024

7 of the World’s Strangest Plants

These plants feature some seriously funky adaptations.

Looking Ahead to Combat Climate Change

Environmental leaders need to pursue a vision of the future, not just address mistakes of the past.

October 7, 2024