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Science & Nature

Science & Nature

Science is viewed as the study of nature, of life, and the key to understanding everything we know about the magic of this planet.

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 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

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

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 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

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Ordered to Close in Major Everglades Victory

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Ordered to Close in Major Everglades Victory

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Ordered to Close in Major Everglades Victory The ruling halts expansion and begins dismantling of Florida’s controversial detention site, affirming protections for both land and people.

Indigeneity Science & Nature

Battling Firefighter Burnout in the Era of Climate Change With 2025 forecast to be the longest wildfire season on record, firefighters face converging crises.

Well Being Science & Nature

Two whales swim in the ocean.

Two whales swim in the ocean.

Animal Cultures, Under Rising Threat, Are Key To Species Survival Cultural learning helps species respond flexibly and rapidly to climate change, but these passed-on traditions now face existential threats.

Science & Nature Well Being

Where Have All the Fireflies Gone?

Where Have All the Fireflies Gone?

Where Have All the Fireflies Gone? Fireflies are disappearing in many parts of the world, writes Oliver Milman, author of The Insect Crisis.

Science & Nature Biodiversity

What Can a Mushroom Teach Us About the Female Body?

What Can a Mushroom Teach Us About the Female Body?

What Can a Mushroom Teach Us About the Female Body? Ying Ang’s Fruiting Bodies reframes fungi as metaphors for the female body, challenging dominant ideas of fertility and reproduction.

Photography Science & Nature

The veins of a leaf.

The veins of a leaf.

The Minor Miracle of a Fossil Leaf Fossilized leaves write a delicate story of Earth’s history into stone, for those who know how to read it.

Science & Nature Anthropocene

A dog runs through an arid landscape.

A dog runs through an arid landscape.

One Solution for Invasive Spotted Lanternflies? Your Pet Dog, Study Finds A pack of “community science” dogs of all breeds and ages help sniff out the devastating invasive insects.

Science & Nature

Mono Lake, California

Mono Lake, California

The Strange, Salty Power Of California’s Mono Lake Photographer Arianna Lago captures how Mono Lake continues to sustain birds, people, and culture in unexpected ways.

Photography Science & Nature

Paradise Valley

Paradise Valley

TripAdvisor Promised Paradise. Climate Change Had Other Plans. These heat- and drought-stricken tourist destinations are far from the oases you’d see on Instagram.

Anthropocene Science & Nature

The hand of a rubber tapper cuts into a tree trunk.

The hand of a rubber tapper cuts into a tree trunk.

Can a Sneaker Brand’s Ambitious Plan Help Counter Amazon Deforestation? Advocates for a bioeconomy say markets for rubber, açaí, and other forest products can help preserve the Amazon—not everyone is convinced.

Science & Nature Climate Solutions

The Grand Canyon.

The Grand Canyon.

A Rare Showing Of Bipartisanship Stopped The Senate’s Public Land Grab Trump's divisive “Big Beautiful Bill” would devastate lives and the climate—but on nature preservation, bipartisan pushback yielded a win.

Democracy Science & Nature