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Elizaveta Porodina Traces the Inflorescence of Flowers

Elizaveta Porodina Traces the Inflorescence of Flowers

Elizaveta Porodina Traces the Inflorescence of Flowers Drawing on the delicate work of pollinators, photographer Elizaveta Porodina channels fragility, color, and creativity into high fashion.

Ethical Fashion Photography

A white owl burrows deep in a nest.

A white owl burrows deep in a nest.

Dark Wanderings: Opening Our Eyes to Nocturnal Life Embracing the darkness of the nocturnal world could be a pathway to our own aliveness.

The Overview Deep Ecology

A termite mound in a forest.

A termite mound in a forest.

The Promise of Biomimicry: When Buildings Breathe Like Termite Mounds If we redesigned our buildings to channel nature’s genius, we’d come away with a built environment that honors the Earth.

Science & Nature Climate Solutions

United We Stand: Jonas Lindstroem’s Homage to Togetherness

United We Stand: Jonas Lindstroem’s Homage to Togetherness

United We Stand: Jonas Lindstroem’s Homage to Togetherness We’re more powerful together than we could ever be apart.

Photography Democracy

Gif of California governor, Gavin Newsom, and other images of mountains, ocean, and skylines to represent California.

Gif of California governor, Gavin Newsom, and other images of mountains, ocean, and skylines to represent California.

Newsom Is the Star of COP30—But His Climate Receipts Are Messy The California governor has made great environmental strides in his state. But he’s also cosigned on some major setbacks.

The Understory Democracy

27 Bold Ideas for a Better Future—From the Experts

27 Bold Ideas for a Better Future—From the Experts

27 Bold Ideas for a Better Future—From the Experts Influential voices from across climate and culture answer the question: What’s your one big idea to help us build a better future?

Climate Solutions Changemakers

Pink flowers grow on several trees.

Pink flowers grow on several trees.

Keeping Record: An Intimate Portrait of Earth’s Most Endangered Rainforests Designed like a contemporary field journal, photographer Stefan Dotter’s Record captures remote rainforest communities.

Photography

A green and black poison dart frog sits on a log.

A green and black poison dart frog sits on a log.

Aposematism and The Beauty of Awareness In Costa Rica’s rainforest, beauty proves both luring and dangerous—nature’s vivid reminder to pay attention.

The Overview Deep Ecology

Bars of gold.

Bars of gold.

The Long Work of Making Gold More Responsible Small-scale miners, designers, and NGOs are reimagining what extraction could look like, but even “ethical” gold carries some weight.

Art & Culture

Solar panels cover China's mountains.

Solar panels cover China's mountains.

While the US Sits Out the World’s Biggest Climate Summit, China Is Stepping Up As the U.S. pulls away, the world’s former climate villain is emerging as a clean energy leader.

The Understory Democracy

Oryx run across the ORKCA landscape.

Oryx run across the ORKCA landscape.

‘The Land of Thirst’: Inside the Fight to Rewild Southern Namibia Over the last century, southern Namibia has lost 90% of its wildlife. One conservation organization is working to rewild the region.

Science & Nature Climate Solutions

Papayas grow on a tree.

Papayas grow on a tree.

The Climate Crisis Is Displacing Indigenous Peoples First Dr. Jessica Hernandez discusses her new book and how Indigenous knowledge can guide climate action that allows people to return home.

Changemakers

This Former Oil Worker Is Now Exposing Dirty Methane Emissions

This Former Oil Worker Is Now Exposing Dirty Methane Emissions

This Former Oil Worker Is Now Exposing Dirty Methane Emissions After fracking fouled her air and water, Sharon Wilson devoted her life to documenting the emissions fueling the climate crisis.

Climate Solutions Changemakers

The Sagacity of Spiders and the Webs They Weave

The Sagacity of Spiders and the Webs They Weave

The Sagacity of Spiders and the Webs They Weave As much as people fear spiders, they are emissaries of many of nature’s most vital teachings—especially in how they spin their webs.

The Overview Deep Ecology

Think You Know Red America? Think Again

Think You Know Red America? Think Again

Think You Know Red America? Think Again Pockets of rural activism—and conversations across party lines—challenge assumptions about America’s political divide.

Art & Culture Points of View

The Power Play That Paid Off

The Power Play That Paid Off

The Power Play That Paid Off Candidates who campaigned on lowering electricity costs—not defending fossil fuels—swept Tuesday’s races.

The Understory Democracy