environment

March 14, 2022

a male harlequin toad clasping a female toad from behind

Technology

Feeling Herd

Ian Bogost

March 13, 2022

A woman hugging a cow with shining lights.

Planet

On Top of Everything Else, Nuclear War Would Be a Climate Problem

Robinson Meyer

March 9, 2022

View of a cloud plume after the nuclear detonation codenamed Mike, Enewetak, Marshall Islands, November 1, 1952. The detonation, the first of two in 'Operation Ivy,' was also the first successful hydrogen bomb.

Science

The False Promise of Plastic Recycling

Ula Chrobak

March 5, 2022

Science

A Sicker, Poorer, and Less Abundant World

Robinson Meyer

March 1, 2022

A lone tree stands among smoke in this aerial view of a forest fire in Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso state, Brazil, taken on September 5, 2021.

Work In Progress

Forget ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’

Derek Thompson

February 25, 2022

Science

The One Group of People Americans Actually Trust on Climate Science

Dan Schwartz

February 22, 2022

Shel Winkley, the chief meteorologist for the PinPoint Weather Team at KBTX news staton, posed for a portrait at the KBTX studios in Bryan, Texas on February 2, 2022.

Science

North America’s Largest Rodent Is on the Move

Kylie Mohr

February 20, 2022

Planet

The White House Is Going After One of Climate Change’s Thorniest Problems

Robinson Meyer

February 16, 2022

A pencil illustration of Joe Biden on a green background

Books

America’s Love-Hate Relationship With the Bald Eagle

Nathaniel Rich

March 2022 Issue

portrait of a bald eagle looking to the right and perched on a branch

Planet

Biden’s Biggest Idea on Climate Change Is Remarkably Cheap

Robinson Meyer

February 9, 2022

A man in a hoodie holding a solar panel in front of a gray background

Science

The Paradox of Sour Food

Katherine J. Wu

February 8, 2022

a face made of lemons, limes, and Sour Patch Kids

Science

These Animals Are Feasting on the Ruins of an Extinct World

Ed Yong

February 8, 2022

Giant sponges at Mount Karasik, surrounded by starfish and worms.

Science

Florida’s Bonefish Are Riddled With Human Drugs

Natasha Gilbert

February 6, 2022

Planet

Not Even Free Money Can Fix a Carbon Tax

Robinson Meyer

January 26, 2022

Press Room

The Atlantic Explores the Future of Living With Climate Change in New Planet Series

January 25, 2022

Science

The Utility of White-Hot Rage

Emma Marris

January 25, 2022

Demonstrators shout slogans during a global youth climate action strike in Madrid.

Science

How Can Something So Small Live So Long?

Tim Vernimmen

January 23, 2022

Science

Satellites Are Spotting the Beached Whales We Never Would Have Found

Claudia Geib

January 22, 2022

Science

Lumber Prices Are off the Rails Again. Blame Climate Change.

Robinson Meyer

January 19, 2022

Tug boats move rafts of timber along the coast of Vancouver Island in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, on Monday, May 10, 2021.

Science

A Human Can Befriend an Octopus. Can an Octopus Befriend a Human?

Ferris Jabr

January 16, 2022

Science

It’s Not Just Manchin

Robinson Meyer

January 12, 2022

Science

How Bad Are Plastics, Really?

Rebecca Altman

January 3, 2022

Gold plastic champagne flutes and white cutlery falling through the frame

Science

You Have No Idea How Hard It Is to Get a Hamster Drunk

Sarah Zhang

December 26, 2021

Ideas

The Next Disaster Coming to the Great Plains

Lucas Bessire

December 26, 2021

USA. Stratford, California. 2013. A man repairs his dry well.

Newsletters

Some Reasons to Be Hopeful

Molly Jong-Fast

December 23, 2021

Science

We’re Heading Toward a Very American Climate Tragedy

Robinson Meyer

December 22, 2021

Planet

Snowless Winters Are Already Here

Sarah Sax

December 19, 2021

Colorado mountains sparsely covered with snow

Planet

Climate Change Is Going to Be Gross

Jenna Scatena

December 18, 2021

A view of the sea with people swimming, on the Asian side of Istanbul.

Newsletters

A New Estimate of the ‘Most Effective’ Way to Fight Climate Change

Robinson Meyer

December 15, 2021

Members of Sunrise Movement stand in front of the Capitol during a press conference.

Science

Every Night, Hordes of Sea Creatures Rise From the Deep

Hannah Seo

December 11, 2021

Science

A Legendary VC Has a Plan for Solving Climate Change

Robinson Meyer

December 8, 2021

Five icons—an EV charger, power lines, a cow, a stand of trees, and a lump of coal—above SAT-style fill-in bubbles

Science

Plankton May Have Escaped ‘Survival of the Fittest’

Saima Sidik

December 5, 2021

Science

A Billion Sea Creatures Cooked to Death

Julia Rosen

December 4, 2021

Science

Climate Advocates Are Gambling With Fate

Robinson Meyer

December 1, 2021

This photo taken on November 14, 2020, shows an employee working in the workshop of a lithium battery manufacturing company in Huaibei, eastern China's Anhui province

Global

Why the Energy Transition Will Be So Complicated

Daniel Yergin

November 27, 2021

Illustration of a water drop with arrows.

Sections

The Print Edition

The Freeloading Boyfriends That Just Won’t Let Go

Feeling Herd

On Top of Everything Else, Nuclear War Would Be a Climate Problem

The False Promise of Plastic Recycling

A Sicker, Poorer, and Less Abundant World

Forget ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’

The One Group of People Americans Actually Trust on Climate Science

North America’s Largest Rodent Is on the Move

The White House Is Going After One of Climate Change’s Thorniest Problems

America’s Love-Hate Relationship With the Bald Eagle

Biden’s Biggest Idea on Climate Change Is Remarkably Cheap

The Paradox of Sour Food

These Animals Are Feasting on the Ruins of an Extinct World

Florida’s Bonefish Are Riddled With Human Drugs

Not Even Free Money Can Fix a Carbon Tax

The Atlantic Explores the Future of Living With Climate Change in New Planet Series

The Utility of White-Hot Rage

How Can Something So Small Live So Long?

Satellites Are Spotting the Beached Whales We Never Would Have Found

Lumber Prices Are off the Rails Again. Blame Climate Change.

A Human Can Befriend an Octopus. Can an Octopus Befriend a Human?

It’s Not Just Manchin

How Bad Are Plastics, Really?

You Have No Idea How Hard It Is to Get a Hamster Drunk

The Next Disaster Coming to the Great Plains

Some Reasons to Be Hopeful

We’re Heading Toward a Very American Climate Tragedy

Snowless Winters Are Already Here

Climate Change Is Going to Be Gross

A New Estimate of the ‘Most Effective’ Way to Fight Climate Change

Every Night, Hordes of Sea Creatures Rise From the Deep

A Legendary VC Has a Plan for Solving Climate Change

Plankton May Have Escaped ‘Survival of the Fittest’

A Billion Sea Creatures Cooked to Death

Climate Advocates Are Gambling With Fate

Why the Energy Transition Will Be So Complicated