environment

December 21, 2023

pictures of eggs chickens and chicken farms in a grid washed brownish yellow

Book Review

Our Forests Need More Fire, Not Less

Ben Goldfarb

December 20, 2023

Planet

The World Has a New Floor for Climate Ambition

Zoë Schlanger

December 13, 2023

Sultan Al Jaber and other UN leaders sit at a table against a green background

Planet

The Fossil-Fuel Industry Has a Rosy Idea of Its Future

Zoë Schlanger

December 12, 2023

oil drum with a smiley face on the front

Science

A Radical Idea to Break the Logic of Oil Drilling

Zoë Schlanger

December 11, 2023

Gas flame burns at the top of an oil well in Colombia.

Planet

What Is Anyone Really Doing at COP?

Zoë Schlanger

December 5, 2023

In a blue-lit room a blue and green ombre screen reads "welcome to the COP of action." A large circular blue light defines the ceiling.

Science

The Grim Ironies of Climate Change

Ross Andersen

December 5, 2023

Photo of a Congolese soldier patrolling a hillside covered in vegetation

Science

The Climate Can’t Afford Another Trump Presidency

Zoë Schlanger

January/February 2024 Issue

black-and-white photo of smoke billowing out of smokestack

Science

El clima no puede aguantar otra presidencia de Trump

Zoë Schlanger

December 4, 2023

Fotografía en blanco y negro de humo saliendo de una chimenea.

Science

The Unending Hunt for an Invisible Whale

Andrew Chapman

December 2, 2023

An underwater microphone hangs from a boat

Science

Elephants Might Have a Big Carbon Footprint

Katharine Gammon

December 1, 2023

Close-up black-and-white photo of an elephant's feet

Science

Something Big Just Happened at COP

Zoë Schlanger

November 30, 2023

Children playing on the rusting remains of a wrecked ship that was lifted and smashed onto the town's sea wall during a king tide in February 2015.

Science

A Sort-of-Common, Very Strange Cat Trick

Katherine J. Wu

November 22, 2023

a gray tabby cat stares directly into the camera, holding a fuzzy, squishy purple toy in its mouth

Planet

2023 Just Notched Its Most Ominous Climate Record Yet

Zoë Schlanger

November 20, 2023

Three people stand outdoors in dim lighting as an orange glow from a forest fire fills the sky above a hedge of trees.

Science

An Unlikely Source of Greenhouse-Gas Emissions

Kylie Mohr

November 19, 2023

An aerial view of the Bogus Creek wildfire burning in Alaska's Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge

The Wonder Reader

What Humans and Nature Get From Each Other

Isabel Fattal

November 18, 2023

Science

It’s Not That Hard to Stop Birds From Crashing Into Windows

Ben Goldfarb

November 18, 2023

Green trees and a blue sky seen through glass windows

Science

Plastic Has Changed Sea Turtles Forever

Katherine J. Wu

November 15, 2023

a sea turtle swimming through the ocean, trailing a piece of plastic it likely ingested

Health

America Is Getting Lonelier and More Indoorsy. That’s Not a Coincidence.

Hannah Seo

November 13, 2023

Photo of two people walking arm-in-arm in a park

Science

Finally, a Coral Success Story

Brent M. Foster

November 11, 2023

Hood coral tipped in neon green rests on a coral reef underwater

Planet

One Huge Contradiction Is Undoing Our Best Climate Efforts

Zoë Schlanger

November 10, 2023

A large machine with a round head loads coal into piles at a coal plant in Letart, West Virginia.

Health

Bats Could Hold the Secret to Better, Longer Human Life

Katherine J. Wu

November 8, 2023

Science

Plant Seeds Are Stuck

Liam Drew

November 5, 2023

The Violet Turaco is a fruit-eating bird from West Africa with dark-blue and black feathers and an orange beak.

Science

Where Was the Actual Ice During the Ice Age?

Bill Morris

November 4, 2023

Kelp is draped on purple rocks in shallow water

Science

How Much Can the Seasons Bend Before They Break?

Ferris Jabr

November 2, 2023

Ideas

The Pandas at the National Zoo Became Part of My Family

Caitlin Frazier

November 2, 2023

An illustration of text messages with panda emoji and stickers and heart

Planet

The Solar-Panel Backlash Is Here

Andrew Moseman

October 31, 2023

Science

Spiders Might Be Quietly Disappearing

Betsy Mason

October 28, 2023

A spider web strung between weeds in a field, without a spider

Ideas

Why America Doesn’t Build

Jerusalem Demsas

October 27, 2023

A windfarm, but the mills are each crossed with an X

Family

Are Pet Cloners Happy With Their Choice?

Chiara Dello Joio

October 26, 2023

multiple images of a caramel-colored puppy, layered over each other

Health

The Great Underappreciated Driver of Climate Change

Alexandra Frost

October 24, 2023

Cropped images of fruit and bread in a grid

Planet

The Invisible Force Keeping Carbon in the Ground

Zoë Schlanger

October 23, 2023

White threads of mycelium growing on tree bark.

Ideas

Too Many People Own Dogs

Rose Horowitch

October 22, 2023

An illustration of various dog silhouettes

Science

These Birds Got a Little Too Comfortable in Birdhouses

Katherine J. Wu

October 17, 2023

a black-and-white photo of several gourd-shaped structures, hung from beams, with purple martins perched near the entrances

Science

Animals Are Avoiding Us

Ross Andersen

October 16, 2023

Science

The Galápagos Got Back Its Giant Tortoises—And a Whole Lot More

Syris Valentine

October 14, 2023

A giant tortoise stands in the middle of a luscious green forest

Sections

The Print Edition

If Not Vegan, or Vegetarian, How About Chickentarian?

Our Forests Need More Fire, Not Less

The World Has a New Floor for Climate Ambition

The Fossil-Fuel Industry Has a Rosy Idea of Its Future

A Radical Idea to Break the Logic of Oil Drilling

What Is Anyone Really Doing at COP?

The Grim Ironies of Climate Change

The Climate Can’t Afford Another Trump Presidency

El clima no puede aguantar otra presidencia de Trump

The Unending Hunt for an Invisible Whale

Elephants Might Have a Big Carbon Footprint

Something Big Just Happened at COP

A Sort-of-Common, Very Strange Cat Trick

2023 Just Notched Its Most Ominous Climate Record Yet

An Unlikely Source of Greenhouse-Gas Emissions

What Humans and Nature Get From Each Other

It’s Not That Hard to Stop Birds From Crashing Into Windows

Plastic Has Changed Sea Turtles Forever

America Is Getting Lonelier and More Indoorsy. That’s Not a Coincidence.

Finally, a Coral Success Story

One Huge Contradiction Is Undoing Our Best Climate Efforts

Bats Could Hold the Secret to Better, Longer Human Life

Plant Seeds Are Stuck

Where Was the Actual Ice During the Ice Age?

How Much Can the Seasons Bend Before They Break?

The Pandas at the National Zoo Became Part of My Family

The Solar-Panel Backlash Is Here

Spiders Might Be Quietly Disappearing

Why America Doesn’t Build

Are Pet Cloners Happy With Their Choice?

The Great Underappreciated Driver of Climate Change

The Invisible Force Keeping Carbon in the Ground

Too Many People Own Dogs

These Birds Got a Little Too Comfortable in Birdhouses

Animals Are Avoiding Us

The Galápagos Got Back Its Giant Tortoises—And a Whole Lot More