“Many people today want to commit their remains to rejuvenating the planet. But are these green deaths just greenwashing?”
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Life Lessons from a Coastal Wolf Pack
“In Alaska, a biologist and her family learn how quickly these iconic predators can change the menu—and bend the rules.”
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Geoengineering Could Alter Global Climate. Should It?
“Scientists and companies increasingly support blocking some sunlight to avoid the worst impacts of global warming.”
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The Sex Lives Of Common Vegetables
“Nature is full of species for which sex and gender are more fluid than the heterosexual gender binary that is commonly accepted in Western societies.”
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In the Wake of the Water
“Federal flood-risk maps — which millions of homeowners rely on to make decisions about the future of their homes — aren’t accounting for climate change in their projections. The result? Risk models that systematically underestimate threats facing residents of flood-prone areas across the U.S.”
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Wolf Nerds
“It’s one thing to love something; it’s another to share the thing you love with people who are as excited as you are.”
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The Battle Over Black Bears
“A fatality and an increased number of home invasions and attacks have raised the stakes—just in time for spring, when hibernation ends.”
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Why One Geologist Thinks We Should All Pay More Attention to Rocks
“Professor Marcia Bjornerud urges us to understand rocks as records of earlier versions of the planet—and as a call to protect its future.”
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The Italian Fruit Detective Who Investigates Centuries-Old Paintings for Disappeared Produce
“Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could combat a growing agricultural crisis.”
