The Apocalypse in Charts
Published 50 years ago, the Club of Rome’s bracing and best-selling environmental report, The Limits to Growth, changed the way we think—if not the way we live
Under a Killing Sun
A tale of two cities, trying to survive life (and death) at 125 degrees Fahrenheit
The Great White Toilet
Sewage dumped by American cruise ships is destroying Canada’s pristine waters
The Lost City of Z, Discovered at Last
How modern technology uncovered the remains of a vast civilization hidden deep in the Amazon
The Social Network
A new book takes readers inside the dynamic social lives of animals, from army ants to orcas to chimpanzees
War of the Rosewood
How a Chinese status symbol became an environmental emergency
Where the Wild Things Are
A women-led photography initiative aims to raise $1 million to support the protection of endangered habitats
The Hamptons’ Secret Shame
Why do some of the most expensive homes in the country surround one of its most polluted lakes?
A Bug’s Life
In the fight to save the planet, the extraordinary lives of insects are going overlooked
Roiling in the Deep
The deep sea has so far managed to evade human intervention. Now mining companies are threatening Earth’s last frontier
Earth to Mom
Cazzie David interviews her mother, the environmentalist Laurie David, on what we can do in our day-to-day lives to protect the planet
The Japanese Art of Midway
The West generally knows two ways of dealing with nature: cutting it down or leaving it untouched. In Japan, there’s a middle ground
The Great Outdoors
Turn off your mindfulness apps and enjoy the serenity of the natural world, says Sir David Attenborough
Snap Out of It
The coronavirus is up, but Ebola is gone. And there are other silver linings to savor
The Last Place on Earth You Can Escape the Pandemic
Antarctica is the only virus-free continent. But will that last?
Plastic-Eating “Super-Enzyme” Spawned in Lab!
Will nature be able to clean up our mess?
A Whale of a Good-Bye
Scientists have deciphered the songs blue whales sing to each other before they migrate
Rolls-Royce Pulls a Dylan
With a modified Phantom V, the storied automobile goes electric
A Vine Way to Improve Your Home
It’s the right kind of greenhouse effect
Parks and Wreck
As cries for help from U.S. national parks fall on the deaf ears of an administration set on environmental rollbacks, a new book emphasizes their beauty
This Place Is a Real Dive
Jacques Cousteau’s grandson plans a deep-ocean equivalent of the International Space Station
Meet the World’s Most Photographed Polar Bear
It seems Misha is always available for nature paparazzi
Stung by Their Beauty
Bees are earth’s keystone species. If they perish, we perish. So, what happens when you add 250,000 bees to your farm? Well, things start buzzing …
The Lion Queens
An elite group of female rangers take on wildlife poachers in Kenya
