The Dangers That Scientists Found Inside L.A.’s Smoky Homes
The first studies of last year’s fires have revealed some unexpected hazards of urban mega-fires.
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David McNew / Getty Los Angeles’s Ash Problem
Without rain, neighborhoods covered in fine debris from the fires must find a way to deal with it on their own.
Photograph by Brian Van Lau for The Atlantic Stingrays Are a Bigger Threat Than Sharks
But scientists have found a way to step on them without getting stung.
Alamy Elephants Might Have a Big Carbon Footprint
Even wild animals can aggravate climate change.
Getty Climate Activists Are Turning Their Attention to Hollywood
If TV can change Americans’ views on gay marriage, why not the environment?
Illustration by Joanne Imperio / The Atlantic Omicron Revived a Heartbreaking Pandemic Measure in NICUs
With cases rising, more parents were having to isolate from their vulnerable newborns.
Katie Martin / The Atlantic; Manuel Litran / Getty; NIAID A Group of Orca Outcasts Is Now Dominating an Entire Sea
Killer whales that feast on seals and hunt in small packs are thriving while their widely beloved siblings are dying out.
Melanie Lambrick A Pandemic Pregnancy Is a More Dangerous Pregnancy
Even for those who haven’t contracted COVID-19
Ian Waldie / Getty The Human Cost of Amber
Fossils preserved in sap offer an astonishingly clear view of the distant past, but they come at a high price.
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