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

Disparate clouds float in a blue sky.

Disparate clouds float in a blue sky.

Bottling Clouds: The Sky Is Full of Scents We’ve Never Smelled Scientists are exploring how airborne microbes and molecules could offer a less extractive way to make perfume.

Science & Nature Climate Solutions

A blue and green parrot shows the back of its feathered wings.

A blue and green parrot shows the back of its feathered wings.

Do Caged Birds Fear the Sky? On the wonders of flight and finding our wings again.

The Overview Deep Ecology

Why the Blue Wave Brings New Hope for Clean Energy

Why the Blue Wave Brings New Hope for Clean Energy

Why the Blue Wave Brings New Hope for Clean Energy The midterm results spell a dramatic shift in U.S. climate policy.

The Understory Democracy

What Happens When an Otter, a Crab, and a Damselfly Get a Vote?

What Happens When an Otter, a Crab, and a Damselfly Get a Vote?

What Happens When an Otter, a Crab, and a Damselfly Get a Vote? As Americans prepare to vote in the midterms, an interspecies council in Europe is exploring a more inclusive form of democracy.

Democracy Science & Nature

Photographer Harley Weir and Designer Dilara Findikoglu Reclaim the Witch

Photographer Harley Weir and Designer Dilara Findikoglu Reclaim the Witch

Photographer Harley Weir and Designer Dilara Findikoglu Reclaim the Witch Their new photobook, WITCH, reclaims the witch as a symbol of feminine connection to nature, challenging centuries of fear and superstition.

Photography Art & Culture

Half Haunted, Half Hallowed: Getting Free of Our Ghosts

Half Haunted, Half Hallowed: Getting Free of Our Ghosts

Half Haunted, Half Hallowed: Getting Free of Our Ghosts What can our dreams reveal about our inner worlds and the stories we bury?

The Overview Deep Ecology

Is Brazil’s Vote a Turning Point for Climate Politics?

Is Brazil’s Vote a Turning Point for Climate Politics?

Is Brazil’s Vote a Turning Point for Climate Politics? Lula’s win could mark a broader victory for climate politics. But oil remains a sticking point.

The Understory Democracy

Global Fashion Waste Chokes Ghana’s Beaches. Here’s Who Is Cleaning It Up.

Global Fashion Waste Chokes Ghana’s Beaches. Here’s Who Is Cleaning It Up.

Global Fashion Waste Chokes Ghana’s Beaches. Here’s Who Is Cleaning It Up. Global fashion companies are treating Ghanaian beaches as a dumping ground for their waste. Locals are finding ways to clean it up.

Ethical Fashion Climate Solutions

This Climate Data Scientist Explains What the Numbers Really Mean

This Climate Data Scientist Explains What the Numbers Really Mean

This Climate Data Scientist Explains What the Numbers Really Mean Hannah Ritchie offers advice based on her many years studying the data behind clean energy, electric vehicles, and other climate solutions.

Climate Solutions Changemakers

Photographic Duo Michele Borzoni and Rocco Rorandelli Document the Youth Protesting for a Safer Planet

Photographic Duo Michele Borzoni and Rocco Rorandelli Document the Youth Protesting for a Safer Planet

Photographic Duo Michele Borzoni and Rocco Rorandelli Document the Youth Protesting for a Safer Planet Silent Springs zooms in on the young activists confronting climate change through civil disobedience, solidarity, and collective action.

Photography Art & Culture

Lessons From Deer on Living Gracefully

Lessons From Deer on Living Gracefully

Lessons From Deer on Living Gracefully Deer have an artful elegance with which they attempt to avoid their attackers. What lessons can they impart on us about grace?

The Overview Deep Ecology

Redeeming a River in Kingwood, West Virginia

Redeeming a River in Kingwood, West Virginia

Redeeming a River in Kingwood, West Virginia A community comes together to bring the Cheat River watershed back from the grip of acid mine drainage pollution.

Climate Solutions Identity & Community

How a Failed Pipeline Found a Powerful New Ally

How a Failed Pipeline Found a Powerful New Ally

How a Failed Pipeline Found a Powerful New Ally Trump is bringing a $42 million gas pipeline that New Yorkers contest back to life.

The Understory Democracy

Native Nations Fight the 211-Mile Road That Could Transform Alaska’s Arctic

Native Nations Fight the 211-Mile Road That Could Transform Alaska’s Arctic

Native Nations Fight the 211-Mile Road That Could Transform Alaska’s Arctic A proposed mining road promises critical minerals. Indigenous communities say protecting the land is a better investment.

Identity & Community Science & Nature

Photographer Nan Goldin Expands Her Lens to the More-Than-Human

Photographer Nan Goldin Expands Her Lens to the More-Than-Human

Photographer Nan Goldin Expands Her Lens to the More-Than-Human Long known for documenting overlooked lives and communities, Goldin now turns her attentive gaze to the more-than-human world.

Photography Art & Culture

Trump Promised Cheap Gas. He’s Turning to Russia To Get It.

Trump Promised Cheap Gas. He’s Turning to Russia To Get It.

Trump Promised Cheap Gas. He’s Turning to Russia To Get It. Each week, award-winning climate journalist Miranda Green offers a look beneath the climate headlines—into how decisions are being made, why they matter, and what they reveal about this moment. Subscribe to The Understory to never miss an edition.

The Understory Democracy