A World of Hurt
Young people are increasingly seeking help for anxiety over the climate crisis
All the Leaves Are Burned, and the Sky Is Gray
With Australia ablaze, our writer recounts her escape from L.A.’s fires—and wonders what’s next
Paradise Tossed
Hawaii’s “plastic beach” is a sobering showcase of how we’ve trashed Earth
Your Bamboo Toothbrush, Madame
The Opéra Liège is the first hotel in France to eliminate single-use plastic
A Journey to the Center of the Earth
The best landscape photographers can cast their lens on what has existed for centuries and convey something totally new. Here, images from around the world highlight the work of the 2019 International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition participants
Rhino-Plasty
Botswana takes a radical step to save its herd from poachers
Jeff Bezos Goes Green (Like Money)
Is his $10 billion pledge to combat the climate emergency a good thing—or part of his plan to control the world?
Animal Instinct
Elephants travel to “wakes” to mourn their dead even if they lacked a close bond, a study has found
Father Nature
Sir David Attenborough’s new film shows humanity’s impact on Earth—and what we must do to save it
The Lonely Traveler
The tragic saga of an almost mythical figure from the Canadian wilderness
Up in Smoke
The secret ingredient to some of the world’s record-breaking climbs? A pack of cigarettes
Bees Do It. Very, Very Well
New research reveals they know a little trick to make a garden buzz with delight
A Clean (and Green) Slate
How the travel industry is using the lockdown to build sustainable, eco-friendly businesses
The Lion Queens
An elite group of female rangers take on wildlife poachers in Kenya
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 …
Meet the World’s Most Photographed Polar Bear
It seems Misha is always available for nature paparazzi
This Place Is a Real Dive
Jacques Cousteau’s grandson plans a deep-ocean equivalent of the International Space Station
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
A Vine Way to Improve Your Home
It’s the right kind of greenhouse effect
Rolls-Royce Pulls a Dylan
With a modified Phantom V, the storied automobile goes electric
A Whale of a Good-Bye
Scientists have deciphered the songs blue whales sing to each other before they migrate
Plastic-Eating “Super-Enzyme” Spawned in Lab!
Will nature be able to clean up our mess?
The Last Place on Earth You Can Escape the Pandemic
Antarctica is the only virus-free continent. But will that last?
Snap Out of It
The coronavirus is up, but Ebola is gone. And there are other silver linings to savor