The Unique Burden of Covering Climate Change in the Middle East
Some of climate change’s earliest effects have desolated areas of the Middle East and destabilized regional governments. For…
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Is the Oil Industry Dying?
The peak oil controversy stages a comeback as the industry confronts a future of higher costs — and low prices.…
Making a Mass Anti-Extinction Movement
Leading conservation scientists are calling for bold political action to combat the loss of our planet’s largest animals.…
People Are Calling Natural Gas a ‘Bridge’ to a Sustainable Future—They’re Wrong
For America to reach full renewable energy, we need to re-focus our investments — and divest ourselves of some dangerous…
The Arctic Army Testing Site That Climate Change Could Uncover
Engineers once thought snow would always accumulate in Greenland, thus burying, forever, the army bases they abandoned. But…
For Climate Scientists, the Siberian Anthrax Outbreak Is a Sign of What’s to Come
We don’t yet know what else lies buried within the Earth’s permafrost — which is scary, because warming in the…
No Surprise Here: 2015 Was the Warmest Year Yet
The new State of the Climate report is out, and things aren’t looking too good. By Madeleine Thomas…
The Dangers Lurking in Permafrost
The many unexpected ways climate change can threaten people around the world. By Francie Diep A reindeer in…
Field Notes: Cancun, Mexico
Off the coast, 450 life-size sculptures stand on the seafloor, designed by Jason deCaires Taylor to inspire conservation…
In Cleveland, the Conservative Movement Turned Its Back on Conservation
Buried inside its 2016 political platform, the Republican Party proposed an unprecedented attack on this country’s system of…