environment

July 25, 2023

The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Norris Dam

Science

The Ticks Are Winning

Katherine J. Wu

July 24, 2023

The silhouette of a tick seen through the underside of a green leaf with visible veins

Science

Climate Collapse Could Happen Fast

Lois Parshley

July 20, 2023

Illustration of a stopwatch, tilted and made to look like a globe

Science

Even North America’s Elk Have Regional Dialects

Kylie Mohr

July 16, 2023

Science

Salmon Seem to Have a Nose for Beer

Ben Goldfarb

July 15, 2023

Science

The Most Metal Bird Nests You’ll Ever See

Sarah Zhang

July 14, 2023

Photo of a bird's nest made from anti-bird spikes and other materials

Science

‘Things Don’t Always Change in a Nice, Gradual Way’

Jacob Stern

July 13, 2023

Three spliced photographs of dramatic climatic events from summer 2023

Science

Is There Such a Thing as an Eco-Friendly Hike?

Christine Peterson

July 9, 2023

A black-and-white close-up photo of an owl's face

Science

It’s Weirdly Hard to Make Seawater Drinkable

Becki Robins

July 8, 2023

A desalination plant along the beach, in California

Planet

Compostable Plastic Is Garbage

Saahil Desai

July 6, 2023

Images of compostable plastic tinted green

Science

A New Explanation for One of Ecology’s Most Debated Ideas

Veronique Greenwood

July 4, 2023

High-vantage shot of a lush forest bordering a body of water

Science

Who’s the Cutest Little Dolphin? Is It You?

Ed Yong

June 26, 2023

Science

The Arctic and Atlantic Oceans Are Merging. It Could Be Disastrous.

William von Herff

June 24, 2023

A school of silvery little fish in the ocean

Ideas

My Family’s Best Friend

Peter Wehner

June 19, 2023

Science

Killer Whales Are Not Our Friends

Jacob Stern

June 17, 2023

Photo of a group of orcas in the wild, just their dorsal fins are visible

Science

We Vaccinate Animals More Than Ourselves

Katherine J. Wu

June 15, 2023

A close-up of a prairie dog holding and licking a red, cube-shaped oral vaccine for plague

Science

You Don’t Have to Cremate Your Cat

Eleanor Cummins

June 13, 2023

A grid of blue images showing fur, water, dog tags, and letters engraved as if on a tomb stone

Planet

A Clear Indication That Climate Change Is Burning Up California

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

June 12, 2023

The Dixie Fire near Janesville, California, in 2021

Science

The Crop That’s Sucking the Colorado River Dry

Samuel Shaw

June 10, 2023

Science

How Real Is Smoke Brain?

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

June 8, 2023

A teacher closes the shades of windows looking out on a haze of wildfire smoke.

Planet

French People Are Fighting Over Giant Pools of Water

Marion Renault

June 7, 2023

The Mauzè-sur-le-Mignon reservoir — a silver rectangle among fields of green

Science

Sterilizing Cats, No Surgery Required

Katherine J. Wu

June 6, 2023

an aerial shot of several shorthair cats of different coat colors

Science

Super-Rare Angel Sharks Are Thriving in a Fake Beach Full of Tourists

Dag Goering

June 4, 2023

Science

Dark Extinctions Are Popping Up Everywhere

Katarina Zimmer

June 3, 2023

Science

These Animals Shouldn’t Be Alive, Much Less Sprinting

Ed Yong

May 31, 2023

Planet

Some Animals Have No Choice but to Live at Airports Now

Katherine J. Wu

May 31, 2023

an illustration of an upland sandpiper, a lanky, brown-spotted bird, overlaid on an aerial image of an airport runway with green lawn on both sides

Books

The Trees Don’t Care About Us

Alexandra Horowitz

May 30, 2023

Science

The Uphill Battle to Save the West’s Kelp

Natalia Mesa

May 28, 2023

Science

There Is No Evidence Strong Enough to End the Pandemic-Origins Debate

Katherine J. Wu

May 24, 2023

A hazy collage of different mammals silhouetted in red

Science

Hawaii’s Feral Chickens Are Out of Control

Tove Danovich

May 24, 2023

Science

The Great Chinchilla Mystery

James Hall

May 20, 2023

close up of a furry chinchilla and one of its tiny paws

Science

This Lawsuit Could Change How the Forest Service Fights Wildfires

Kylie Mohr

May 14, 2023

Bright-red fire retardant being dumped over a pine forest

Science

Treat Your Anxious Dog Like an Anxious Person

Ula Chrobak

May 13, 2023

A black-and-white photo of a dog lying sideways on a bed, looking sad

Books Briefing

How to Write About a Changing World

Emma Sarappo

May 12, 2023

Books

A Force That Has Shaped the History of the World

Verlyn Klinkenborg

May 10, 2023

Two photos, one current and one historical, of floods

Science

The Water Turned a Shade of Sickly Green

Saima Sidik

May 6, 2023

Green water with a few leaves scattered in it

Sections

The Print Edition

A Controversial Model for America’s Climate Future

The Ticks Are Winning

Climate Collapse Could Happen Fast

Even North America’s Elk Have Regional Dialects

Salmon Seem to Have a Nose for Beer

The Most Metal Bird Nests You’ll Ever See

‘Things Don’t Always Change in a Nice, Gradual Way’

Is There Such a Thing as an Eco-Friendly Hike?

It’s Weirdly Hard to Make Seawater Drinkable

Compostable Plastic Is Garbage

A New Explanation for One of Ecology’s Most Debated Ideas

Who’s the Cutest Little Dolphin? Is It You?

The Arctic and Atlantic Oceans Are Merging. It Could Be Disastrous.

My Family’s Best Friend

Killer Whales Are Not Our Friends

We Vaccinate Animals More Than Ourselves

You Don’t Have to Cremate Your Cat

A Clear Indication That Climate Change Is Burning Up California

The Crop That’s Sucking the Colorado River Dry

How Real Is Smoke Brain?

French People Are Fighting Over Giant Pools of Water

Sterilizing Cats, No Surgery Required

Super-Rare Angel Sharks Are Thriving in a Fake Beach Full of Tourists

Dark Extinctions Are Popping Up Everywhere

These Animals Shouldn’t Be Alive, Much Less Sprinting

Some Animals Have No Choice but to Live at Airports Now

The Trees Don’t Care About Us

The Uphill Battle to Save the West’s Kelp

There Is No Evidence Strong Enough to End the Pandemic-Origins Debate

Hawaii’s Feral Chickens Are Out of Control

The Great Chinchilla Mystery

This Lawsuit Could Change How the Forest Service Fights Wildfires

Treat Your Anxious Dog Like an Anxious Person

How to Write About a Changing World

A Force That Has Shaped the History of the World

The Water Turned a Shade of Sickly Green