Environment
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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 -
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
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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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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 -
Scent Makes a Place
How the desert taught me to smell -
How to Read a Tsunami
Insights from a geophysicist. -
Science from the Tsunami
Illustrating what scientists have learned from the disaster 20 years ago. -
This Ocean Wave Has Rights
The true meaning of legal protection for nature.