“Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could combat a growing agricultural crisis.”
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The Other Side of the World’s Largest Dam Removal
“Removing dams from the Klamath River in Northern California seems like a clear win for fish and rivers. Why do some locals hate it?”
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The Rise of the Climate Anti-Hero
“Soup on a van Gogh may be more strategic than it seems.”
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The Ghosts of John Tanton
“We’re entering an era of climate nationalism, where the right could be poised to reclaim climate change as an issue of its own.”
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The Weeds Are Winning
“As the climate changes, genetic engineering will be essential for growing food. But is it creating a race of superweeds?”
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Daylighting a Brook in the Bronx
“An ode to an underground waterway and the restorative effort to unbury it.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring stories from Elizabeth Kolbert, Joshua Hammer, Tan Tuck Ming, Fargo Nissim Tbakhi, and Atossa Araxia Abrahamian.
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When the Arctic Melts
“What the fate of Greenland means for the rest of the Earth.”
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Extreme Heat Takes a Toll on Animals and Plants. What Their Keepers Do to Protect Them
“How zookeepers and botanists keep animals and plants cool in extreme weather.”