Environment
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The Largest Iceberg on Earth Is Stuck
A new view of the berg shows it’s losing its edge -
Plant Sex and the City
Plants around the world are adapting their reproductive strategies to survive on an increasingly urban planet -
Storm Chasers on the Hail Trail
The quest to map a costly weather phenomenon -
Ice Theft in Antarctica
Glaciers are committing piracy at the bottom of the planet -
Ghost Forests Are Growing
Saltwater is killing trees along low-lying coasts, and marshes may move in -
A New Story for Malta
Evidence of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers on the island could reshape our understanding of human settlement in the Mediterranean -
Asking Trees to Solve a Roman Conspiracy
Tree-ring records suggest that drought played a role in Roman Britain’s decline -
As Mountains Rise, Biodiversity Blooms
Steeper, faster, and higher peaks make more species -
The Secret Lives of Moths
The nocturnal insects with surprising pollination power -
When Earth Was a Pale Green Dot
The planet’s first photosynthesizers dined on green light
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Sea Slug, Climate Change Warrior
A species of sea hare has an impressive tolerance for heat and a penchant for gene mixing
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The Extraordinary, Imperiled Science at the End of the Earth
Firing experts in Antarctica couldn’t come at a worse time
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Rockets Are Blasting the Environment
At launch sites, rockets are leaving a trail of damage to wildlife, vegetation, and water
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Life in an Atmospheric Zoo
Journalist Carl Zimmer tells the story of the science of aerobiology -
Death by a Thousand Pecks
The bay where kelp gulls are killing off baby whales -
Pico Iyer’s Wide-Awake Silence
The author on losing his home to wildfire, finding strength in solitude, and his new book Aflame -
The Trouble with the Swamp
Wetlands in film are overwhelmingly associated with discomfort, misery, and death -
Breaking a Cycle of Apocalypse
John Larison’s new novel The Ancients suggests some societies are built for cataclysm