Environment
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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. -
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. -
A Mink Tale
On the trail of an extinct mustelid in Maine. -
Don’t We Belong to Nature?
Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard on the inspiration for his latest novel and his turn to sci-fi.
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Climate vs. Invasive Species
Which foe is looming largest for native plants along the Yangtze River?
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And New Yorkers Think the Gowanus Canal Is Bad
Scientist Michael Faraday’s 1855 letter about the “feculence” of the River Thames.
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Looking Ahead to Combat Climate Change
Environmental leaders need to pursue a vision of the future, not just address mistakes of the past. -
Flowers and the Birth of Ecology
Without flowers, there would be no us. -
Will Plants Grow on the Moon?
Three Earth plants will soon make a new home on the lunar surface. -
The Surfer and the Businessman
A conversation between Maya Gabeira and Lorenzo Bertelli. -
Frozen Reefs
Can cryogenically freezing coral stop time long enough to save them?