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Close-up photo of brown human eye

Close-up photo of brown human eye

Unpacking the Science and Mysticism of Intuition Whether a link to the unconscious or knowing of the body, a connection to the divine or nature, intuition can take many forms.

The Overview Deep Ecology

The Hidden Cost of The Cosmetic Surgery Boom: Medical Waste

The Hidden Cost of The Cosmetic Surgery Boom: Medical Waste

The Hidden Cost of The Cosmetic Surgery Boom: Medical Waste The industry’s reliance on energy-intensive operating rooms and fossil-fuel-derived materials adds to health care’s carbon footprint.

Art & Culture Anthropocene

A graphic of RFK Jr, surrounded by several miniature earths.

A graphic of RFK Jr, surrounded by several miniature earths.

MAHA Has a Climate Change Blind Spot RFK Jr.’s new health plan targets toxins but ignores climate change, the world’s biggest health threat.

The Understory

A man stands among dry grass in front of a white house getting sprayed in the face with a hose.

A man stands among dry grass in front of a white house getting sprayed in the face with a hose.

New Study Links 174 Companies to Deadly Heat Waves A first-of-its-kind study directly ties corporate emissions from oil, gas, and coal producers to rising heat waves worldwide.

Science & Nature Anthropocene

A storm-torn street.

A storm-torn street.

The Legal Fight to Make Corporations Cover Climate Losses The Philippines has introduced the world’s first climate reparations bill, a test case for making fossil fuel giants cover disasters.

Democracy

a white horse grazing in front of a mountain

a white horse grazing in front of a mountain

One Wildfire Solution? Letting Herbivores Run Wild As climate change makes the world hotter and drier, wildfires are proliferating. Can rewilding be the solution?

Science & Nature Biodiversity

Young male skateboarder lying on ground with head on skateboard.

Young male skateboarder lying on ground with head on skateboard.

Pakistan’s First Skatepark Serves as a Great Equalizer Amid smog and searing heat, photographer Tami Aftab shows how Lahore’s young people are reclaiming joy and freedom on four wheels.

Photography Identity & Community

A star being born in NASA photograph.

A star being born in NASA photograph.

A Star Is Born Humanity has always searched the stars for answers, whether through navigation, prophecy, or clues to our wider universe.

The Overview Deep Ecology

Collage of woman lying in landfill, wearing MAGA hat, with bird flying overhead.

Collage of woman lying in landfill, wearing MAGA hat, with bird flying overhead.

The New Politics of ‘Clean’ Fashion A movement once rooted in climate activism has found traction with progressives and conservatives alike.

Ethical Fashion Identity & Community

Split image with black and white photo at top of Donald Trump walking on a golf course with wind turbines in the background; at bottom, we see a section of tree trunk.

Split image with black and white photo at top of Donald Trump walking on a golf course with wind turbines in the background; at bottom, we see a section of tree trunk.

Trump’s Blockage of Offshore Wind Was Years in the Making Trump has a longstanding vendetta against offshore wind. It started with his golf course.

Democracy The Understory

Rotating image gif of trees, deforestation, and Ikea sign

Rotating image gif of trees, deforestation, and Ikea sign

Bounties, Mafias, and the Climate Cost of IKEA’s Fast Furniture An insatiable thirst for cheap, ready-to-build furniture has been linked to illegal logging and assassinations of forest defenders.

Science & Nature Indigeneity

A contrail in the sky.

A contrail in the sky.

How Did Climate Conspiracy Theories Go Mainstream? It’s a big club, and you ain’t in it.

Art & Culture

Remote airstrip in the Amazon rainforest

Remote airstrip in the Amazon rainforest

Some Conservation Groups Want To Legalize Cocaine—Here’s Why The war on drugs has created an illegal cocaine market responsible for the degradation of the Amazon and the rights of Indigenous people.

Science & Nature Anthropocene

A brown leaf shaped as a heart.

A brown leaf shaped as a heart.

Everything Is Romantic: Embracing an Ecology of Love Romanticism is, at its heart, an invitation to recognize love as a force much bigger than us—a force of nature.

The Overview Deep Ecology

This Hurricane Katrina Survivor Depicted Life After the Storm

This Hurricane Katrina Survivor Depicted Life After the Storm

This Hurricane Katrina Survivor Depicted Life After the Storm Two decades later, photojournalist Clarence Williams reflects on survival, memory, and the love ethic that shaped his work in New Orleans.

Identity & Community Climate Migration

A white cat sits on the grass next to a shovel.

A white cat sits on the grass next to a shovel.

Hurricane Katrina Made the US Rethink Pet Rescue On the 20th anniversary of the storm, experts reflect on the resulting federal law now protecting pets from climate disasters.

Science & Nature Anthropocene