The Great Outdoors
Turn off your mindfulness apps and enjoy the serenity of the natural world, says Sir David Attenborough
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
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
Roiling in the Deep
The deep sea has so far managed to evade human intervention. Now mining companies are threatening Earth’s last frontier
A Bug’s Life
In the fight to save the planet, the extraordinary lives of insects are going overlooked
The Hamptons’ Secret Shame
Why do some of the most expensive homes in the country surround one of its most polluted lakes?
Where the Wild Things Are
A women-led photography initiative aims to raise $1 million to support the protection of endangered habitats
War of the Rosewood
How a Chinese status symbol became an environmental emergency
The Social Network
A new book takes readers inside the dynamic social lives of animals, from army ants to orcas to chimpanzees
The Lost City of Z, Discovered at Last
How modern technology uncovered the remains of a vast civilization hidden deep in the Amazon
The Great White Toilet
Sewage dumped by American cruise ships is destroying Canada’s pristine waters
Under a Killing Sun
A tale of two cities, trying to survive life (and death) at 125 degrees Fahrenheit
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
Animal Magic
How a baby African elephant, orphaned at just three days old, found refuge in the companionship of older elephants with similar backgrounds
Private-Jet Paradox
Wanna take mine or yours? Will the climate crisis ground the use of private planes or simply make the elite more secretive?
A Snake in the Everglades
Ron DeSantis wants to save Florida’s cherished Everglades while promoting an aggressive anti-climate-change agenda. One of the state’s largest environmental charities is helping him with his greenwashing
The Trouble with Tequila
Its explosive popularity has disrupted the delicate relationship between agave plants and the bats that pollinate them. But scientist Rodrigo Medellín is here to help
What the Heck Is an “Unabated” Fossil Fuel?
One wonky word favored by oil companies could doom the earth once and for all
Apocalypse Now
As Earth Day approaches, Edward Burtynsky’s haunting aerial photographs confront the stark reality of humankind’s industrial impact on the planet