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Do we have to take climate risks into our own hands now?
Climate

Why DIY disaster preparation matters more than ever — even if it’s not perfect.

By Heather Hansman
Do we have to take climate risks into our own hands now?
Climate

Why DIY disaster preparation matters more than ever — even if it’s not perfect.

By Heather Hansman
Today, Explained podcast
Trump cut the National Weather Service. Did that impact Texas flood warnings?Trump cut the National Weather Service. Did that impact Texas flood warnings?
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

What NWS and FEMA cuts could mean for future disasters, explained.

By Noel King and Cameron Peters
Climate
Why were the central Texas floods so deadly?Why were the central Texas floods so deadly?
Climate

How missed flood warnings and infrastructure gaps cost so many lives in central Texas.

By Umair Irfan
Climate
Trump’s plan to replace clean energy with fossil fuels has some major problemsTrump’s plan to replace clean energy with fossil fuels has some major problems
Climate

The budget bill sabotages one of the biggest growth sectors of the US economy.

By Umair Irfan

The latest in Climate

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Meet the Oropouche virus. It may be visiting your city soon.Meet the Oropouche virus. It may be visiting your city soon.
Climate

Beware of the biting midge.

By Umair Irfan
Politics
The most surprising victim of Trump’s terrible tax agendaThe most surprising victim of Trump’s terrible tax agenda
Politics

The president’s “big, beautiful bill” just got worse.

By Eric Levitz
Cancel the grizzly bear
Down to Earth

The Endangered Species Act has a major problem. This unlikely move could help save it.

By Christine Peterson
Climate
It’s not just the cities. Extreme heat is a growing threat to rural America.It’s not just the cities. Extreme heat is a growing threat to rural America.
Climate

The urban heat island sits in a rural heat ocean.

By Umair Irfan
Down to Earth
Scientists put motion cameras along the US-Mexico border to spy on wildlife. The footage is spectacular — and telling.Scientists put motion cameras along the US-Mexico border to spy on wildlife. The footage is spectacular — and telling.
Down to Earth

Videos reveal the hidden lives of animals in the borderlands and how the wall affects them.

By Benji Jones
Future Perfect
5 reasons to be grateful for air conditioning5 reasons to be grateful for air conditioning
Future Perfect

A completely necessary climate villain.

By Bryan Walsh
Climate
How climate change will worsen hungerHow climate change will worsen hunger
Climate

Even America’s richest farmlands can’t outrun climate collapse. That’s everyone’s problem.

By Umair Irfan
Down to Earth
Scientists are dropping live mosquitoes out of drones in Hawaii. Here’s why.Scientists are dropping live mosquitoes out of drones in Hawaii. Here’s why.
Down to Earth

The wild reason why bird advocates are releasing these reviled insects from the sky.

By Benji Jones
Climate
Why we’re barely keeping track of this growing climate problemWhy we’re barely keeping track of this growing climate problem
Climate

Fossil fuel sites can emit a powerful greenhouse gas long after they shut down.

By Umair Irfan
The Logoff
Trump’s team takes aim at a major climate ruleTrump’s team takes aim at a major climate rule
The Logoff

The pro-pollution presidency rolls on.

By Patrick Reis
Down to Earth
You might accidentally be killing hummingbirdsYou might accidentally be killing hummingbirds
Down to Earth

Here’s how to help them instead.

By Benji Jones
The clean energy transition can’t happen without these minerals
Climate

The big, complicated race for critical minerals, explained.

By Umair Irfan
Climate
Elon Musk couldn’t change Trump’s mind on electric vehiclesElon Musk couldn’t change Trump’s mind on electric vehicles
Climate

Their messy split highlights some real fault lines in clean energy politics.

By Umair Irfan
Climate
One thing we can count on to keep ruining our summersOne thing we can count on to keep ruining our summers
Climate

Sunscreen: Check. Shorts: Check. Air filters?

By Umair Irfan
Climate
Hurricane season is here. NOAA is in shambles. What could go wrong?Hurricane season is here. NOAA is in shambles. What could go wrong?
Climate

Trump could make this year’s hurricane season deadlier.

By Benji Jones
Down to Earth
Trump officials plan to destroy a critical government program they probably know nothing aboutTrump officials plan to destroy a critical government program they probably know nothing about
Down to Earth

You may not know about it either, but the program helps keep people — and animals — in good health.

By Benji Jones
Future Perfect
These stories could change how you feel about AIThese stories could change how you feel about AI
Future Perfect

From disaster warnings to drug development, how AI is generating real-world wins.

By Bryan Walsh
Down to Earth
How does this bird know how to sew?How does this bird know how to sew?
Down to Earth

What most of us get wrong about animal instincts.

By Benji Jones
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court wants to make it easier to buildThe Supreme Court wants to make it easier to build
Supreme Court

The Court’s latest decision is a love letter to the abundance agenda.

By Ian Millhiser
Climate
The world’s largest emitter just delivered some good climate newsThe world’s largest emitter just delivered some good climate news
Climate

China may have met an important climate goal — ahead of schedule.

By Umair Irfan
Climate
The GOP says states’ rights matter — unless it’s CaliforniaThe GOP says states’ rights matter — unless it’s California
Climate

Why the Senate’s repeal of California’s gas car ban is such a big deal.

By Joseph Winters
Down to Earth
An extreme ocean heat wave did something remarkable to these fishAn extreme ocean heat wave did something remarkable to these fish
Down to Earth

This is what happens when you put a clownfish in hot water.

By Benji Jones
Estas fotos están literalmente salvando jaguares
Down to Earth

Ganaderos han matado jaguares desde hace mucho tiempo. Ahora ganan miles de dólares salvándolos.

By Benji Jones
These photos are literally saving jaguars
Down to Earth

Ranchers in Mexico once commonly killed jaguars. Now they’re earning thousands of dollars to help save them.

By Benji Jones
Climate
The failed promise to end deforestation, in one chart The failed promise to end deforestation, in one chart 
Climate

Dozens of countries have promised to end deforestation. They’re failing.

By Benji Jones
Down to Earth
Trump officials are trying to yank this animal’s last shot at survivalTrump officials are trying to yank this animal’s last shot at survival
Down to Earth

The administration’s attack on nature, explained by a dancing chicken.

By Benji Jones
A wild project in Iceland could transform how we forecast volcanic eruptions
Podcast
Unexplainable

The most important part of a volcano is hidden deep underground.

By Byrd Pinkerton
Climate
Your weather forecast is about to get a lot worseYour weather forecast is about to get a lot worse
Climate

Do you realize how many thousands of balloons it takes to predict the weather?

By Umair Irfan
Today, Explained podcast
America is a country of doomsday preppersAmerica is a country of doomsday preppers
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

The “American institution” of prepping, explained.

By Hady Mawajdeh and Noel King
Politics
Can Democrats win over Trump voters with this one issue?Can Democrats win over Trump voters with this one issue?
Politics

A former presidential candidate’s dubious plan for winning back Republican zoomers.

By Eric Levitz
Down to Earth
Where billions of cicadas are about to emerge, in one mapWhere billions of cicadas are about to emerge, in one map
Down to Earth

The next big cicada eruption is upon us.

By Benji Jones
Trump wants to sell off land that all Americans own. It should make you furious.
Down to Earth

The aggressive push to privatize public lands, explained.

By Chris D'Angelo
Future Perfect
The US government’s war on wildlife, explained in 3 chartsThe US government’s war on wildlife, explained in 3 charts
Future Perfect

A federal program killed nearly 2 million wild animals last year. The reason might surprise you.

By Kenny Torrella
The Logoff
Trump boots climate scientists from climate science reportTrump boots climate scientists from climate science report
The Logoff

The attack on climate science continues.

By Umair Irfan and Patrick Reis
Future Perfect
5 ways we’re making progress on climate change5 ways we’re making progress on climate change
Future Perfect

The good news about global warming.

By Bryan Walsh
Escape Velocity
The unexpected home upgrade that could save you thousandsThe unexpected home upgrade that could save you thousands
Escape Velocity

Why you need a battery-powered house.

By Adam Clark Estes
Climate
Welcome to the world of triple-digit spring weatherWelcome to the world of triple-digit spring weather
Climate

Why early season heat waves are becoming more common and more dangerous.

By Umair Irfan
Future Perfect
The life of a dairy cowThe life of a dairy cow
Future Perfect

The surprising truth about milk is hiding in plain sight.

By Marina Bolotnikova
Climate
Let’s not panic about AI’s energy use just yetLet’s not panic about AI’s energy use just yet
Climate

Computing has a big energy appetite. What does that mean for our climate goals?

By Umair Irfan
Future Perfect
The false climate solution that just won’t dieThe false climate solution that just won’t die
Future Perfect

A star-studded film explains the hope and hype behind regenerative agriculture.

By Kenny Torrella