Zeenat Kader | Atmos

Graphic by Merijn Hos

Graphic by Merijn Hos

On The Verge Researcher Zeenat Kader looks into several of Earth's tipping points on the precipice of unprecedented change.

Anthropocene

Inside a Swiss Mountain Retreat Where Artists Rethink Rest and Creation

Inside a Swiss Mountain Retreat Where Artists Rethink Rest and Creation

Inside a Swiss Mountain Retreat Where Artists Rethink Rest and Creation Photographer Yumna Al-Arashi documents a retreat where artists experiment with slowing down as a form of renewal and artistic exchange.

Photography

A group of people lie down in a circle on a green field.

A group of people lie down in a circle on a green field.

Hallowed Ground: Unearthing the Pagan History of Samhain As the veil thins and the dark half of the year begins, we turn to the old ways—honoring land, ancestry, and the Earth's enduring rhythms.

The Overview Deep Ecology

A model wears a black dress.

A model wears a black dress.

Standardized Sizing Could Make Fashion Fairer—and Greener Fair fashion advocates say fixing sizing systems, improving fit, and pricing ethically could make sustainable fashion more inclusive.

Ethical Fashion

A creek flows through a forest.

A creek flows through a forest.

Protecting Ecosystems of the Future Before They Exist Inside the curious movement to safeguard the climate-changed habitats that will follow melting ice.

Science & Nature

A verdant green field leads to a snowy mountain range.

A verdant green field leads to a snowy mountain range.

Alaska Towns Are Sinking. Trump Wants to Increase Drilling Trump’s plan for Alaska ignores the consequences of oil extraction.

The Understory Democracy

A still from the Optimist's Guide to the Planet series.

A still from the Optimist's Guide to the Planet series.

This ‘Game of Thrones’ Star Is Taking His Search for Climate Solutions Global An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet returns for a second season, spotlighting global innovations that prove optimism is a renewable resource.

Art & Culture Climate Solutions

A black cat sits in front of window showing a storm brewing outside.

A black cat sits in front of window showing a storm brewing outside.

101: How to Prep Your Pet for a Disaster Expert advice to protect you and your pets from the next climate disaster.

101 Science & Nature

A hand reaches down toward pool of liquid gold.

A hand reaches down toward pool of liquid gold.

Noble Materials and the Art of Alchemy How can we transform our pain into beauty, practicing the oldest alchemy of all?

The Overview Deep Ecology

Beekeepers observe bees on a sheet of honey.

Beekeepers observe bees on a sheet of honey.

‘Bugonia’ Turns Conspiracy Culture Into a Climate Horror Story In Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest film, paranoia, climate collapse, and corporate power collide in a darkly funny vision of a world coming apart.

Art & Culture

Protestors hold signs at NYC's No Kings protest rally.

Protestors hold signs at NYC's No Kings protest rally.

Climate Protestors Are Pivoting, but Not Backing Down Activists see authoritarianism as a climate issue.

Democracy The Understory

Achol wears Kennedy Mirema design

Achol wears Kennedy Mirema design

The World Sends Its Old Clothes to Africa. These Designers Are Sending a Message Back. Millions of unwanted garments are shipped to African markets every year. A new generation of designers is pushing back.

Ethical Fashion

A person wearing a yellow raincoat stands in front of the ocean.

A person wearing a yellow raincoat stands in front of the ocean.

Why We’re All Dressing For The End of the World The new season of Avery Trufelman’s podcast, Articles of Interest, traces how U.S. military innovations came to define luxury fashion.

Ethical Fashion

The underbelly of a whale swimming through the water.

The underbelly of a whale swimming through the water.

Tonga Could Soon Become the First Country to Recognize Whale Rights Ahead of Tonga’s election, whale and ocean advocates are preparing a bill to grant legal personhood to the island kingdom’s first ancestors.

Science & Nature Identity & Community

For Roma Pilgrims, a Journey of Faith and Belonging

For Roma Pilgrims, a Journey of Faith and Belonging

For Roma Pilgrims, a Journey of Faith and Belonging Photographer Sam Wright captures the vibrant gathering in southern France that honors Saint Sara, the patron saint of the Romani people.

Photography Identity & Community

Two yellow flowers on top of one another.

Two yellow flowers on top of one another.

The Healing Power of Herbs Reconnecting with plants’ healing properties is about more than treating ailments—it’s about reintegrating ourselves with nature.

The Overview Deep Ecology

‘Frankenstein’ Puts the Human Cost of Mastery Over Nature on Full Display

‘Frankenstein’ Puts the Human Cost of Mastery Over Nature on Full Display

‘Frankenstein’ Puts the Human Cost of Mastery Over Nature on Full Display In a world remade by man's ambition, Guillermo del Toro revives Mary Shelley’s classic as a modern parable of hubris.

Art & Culture Anthropocene