Environment
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When Earth Was a Pale Green Dot
The planet’s first photosynthesizers dined on green light -
Sea Slug, Climate Change Warrior
A species of sea hare has an impressive tolerance for heat and a penchant for gene mixing -
March of the Mangroves
What mangrove migration means in the era of climate change -
The Deadly Story of a Life-Giving Element
Author Jack Lohmann on his new book about phosphorus -
The Extraordinary, Imperiled Science at the End of the Earth
Firing experts in Antarctica couldn’t come at a worse time -
The Perils of Early Springtime
How shifting seasons are altering allergies and agriculture -
Rockets Are Blasting the Environment
At launch sites, rockets are leaving a trail of damage to wildlife, vegetation, and water -
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
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The Trouble with the Swamp
Wetlands in film are overwhelmingly associated with discomfort, misery, and death
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Breaking a Cycle of Apocalypse
John Larison’s new novel The Ancients suggests some societies are built for cataclysm
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The Vanishing Coast of Louisiana
Timelapse photographs documenting life on the bayou. -
The New Climate Math on Hurricanes
For the first time, we can calculate how much climate change impacts a single storm’s severity. -
Plagues, Taxes, Storms, and the Jet Stream
What 700 years of historical data can tell us about extreme weather. -
The Once and Future Woods
Cathedrals, seed banks, and oaks: How to live in times of change. -
When Pollution Brings Snow
Metals and minerals from industry can trigger snowfall over hundreds of miles.