A Basic Premise of Animal Conservation Looks Shakier Than Ever
Are we trying to save animals in the wrong places?
Planet
Your guide to life on a warming planet
Every Coastal Home Is Now a Stick of Dynamite
Wealthy homeowners will escape flooding. The middle class can’t.
Bring on the Boring EVs
The next step toward electric cars just becoming cars is playing out on your TV screen.
Fighting Climate Change Was Costly. Now It’s Profitable.
Just how far can this climate momentum take us?
Earthquakes Are Unlike Any Other Environmental Disaster
Hurricanes and volcanic eruptions can be predicted. But earthquakes always come as ambushes.
1.5 Degrees Was Never the End of the World
The most famous climate goal is woefully misunderstood.
The Fight Over California’s Ancient Water
It’s legal to drink 10,000-year-old water. But is it right?
Cities Really Can Be Both Denser and Greener
A classic urban trade-off might not be our destiny. That’s great news for the climate.
Suddenly, California Has Too Much Water
The state is being tossed between awful climate extremes.
How Long Until Alaska’s Next Oil Disaster?
The compromise that passed the Inflation Reduction Act has Alaskans braced for catastrophe.