Environment

257 articles

To Save the Deep Ocean, We Should Mine the Moon
- By Brandon Keim
- August 31, 2022
The moon contains a lot of mineral wealth—but how practical is mining it?
It’s High Time to Protect Our High Seas
- By Dona Bertarelli & Lewis Pugh
- August 26, 2022
The oceans belong to no one. But we can all take part to protect them.
Two Distinguished Scientists on How to Rescue Humanity
- By Charles F. Kennel & Martin Rees
- August 19, 2022
The Anthropocene demands a massive realignment of priorities.

We Only Think We Flush It Away

8 waste products that come back to haunt us.
- By Lina Zeldovich
- August 17, 2022
Humans Are Overzealous Whale Morticians

We hastily dispose of dead whales, ignoring the ecological significance of their carcasses.
- By Ben Goldfarb
- August 10, 2022
Snorkeling in Their Own Plastic

Dave Ford chartered a cruise for Fortune 500 company leaders and activists to dive into an environmental crisis.
- By Adrienne Day & John Steele
- July 28, 2022
Swimming in Noise

For sea life, the ocean is becoming an intolerable racket.
- By Ruxandra Guidi
- July 19, 2022
The High Price of Cheap Shrimp

Our appetite is destroying a natural bulwark against climate change.
- By Kata Karáth
- July 13, 2022
How Are the Bees?

The collapse of our pollinators may no longer be headlines, but we’re still killing their buzz.
- By Lois Parshley
- June 28, 2022