Environment
Residents Displaced by a Mega-Tsunami Can Never Go Home
For survivors of Greenland's 2017 mega-tsunami, the aftershocks of the disaster haven't finished.
We Talked to David Attenborough About the Pandemic and Why He Still Has Hope for the Planet
Nature’s most famous voice is back. We asked him about palm oil, conservation and COVID (plus other interesting stuff).
Nature Isn't Healing: COVID Didn't Help Fight Climate Change Like We Hoped
Campaigners say that any positive environmental effects of the pandemic were merely "a blip".
New Environmental Protection Agency Boss's Job Is Simple: Fix Everything
Michael Regan’s first priority should be to protect communities of color instead of fossil fuel companies, experts say.
Trump Made Cars Pollute Again and It'll Take Biden Years to Reverse It
President-elect Joe Biden says he wants to reinstate vehicle standards that Donald Trump destroyed. Here’s why that’s not as easy as it sounds.
Why Young Indians Are Drawing Colourful Circles Around Discarded Cigarette Butts
The most abundant form of plastic waste is now getting a ‘Chalk of Shame’.
Infrared Images Capture the Mass Destruction of the Amazon Rainforest
Using multispectral cameras high above the jungle, photographer Richard Mosse documents humanity's suicidal "war on nature."
Jacinda Ardern Has Taken Greta Thunberg's Trash Talk Pretty Well
“I’m not going to pass any judgment," said the PM after Thunberg criticised New Zealand's climate policy.
The Most Important Climate Story of Every Month This Year
It wasn't all bad news, it was just mostly bad news.
Climate Change Is Making Women's Chores Deadlier
The job of collecting water during the dry season is sending women in northern Kenya farther and farther afield, even while pregnant. Some women don't make it back alive.
The World’s Highest Mountain Has Grown By Two Feet
China and Nepal have announced the new height for Mount Everest after previous disagreements on including the snow cap.
The Great Barrier Reef Is Now Officially in ‘Critical’ Condition
A UNESCO advisory body had made the sobering announcement after several years of back-to-back bleachings.