Climate
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It’s getting harder to protect your home from climate risk. Here are some things you can do.
And how to measure fuel economy better.
Las mascotas fugitivas, y posiblemente algunas escapadas del zoológico, han llegado por casi toda la isla. Es una catástrofe en ciernes.
Runaway pets — and possibly some zoo escapees — have fueled the spread of invasive snakes across the island. It’s an environmental catastrophe in the making.
The latest in Climate
Years ago, scientists made a devastating prediction about the ocean. Now it’s unfolding.
Wildfire smoke can be hazardous, but there’s a lot you can do to protect yourself.
Scientists are getting better at predicting the sun’s antics.
Biden is acting like he hates the Chinese more than he likes the climate.
Tornado season is changing. That could have major consequences.
Billions of these bugs are about to erupt from the Earth — and they rule.
More animals can occasionally reproduce asexually than scientists realized.
If a wealthy, advanced economy is having a hard time getting off coal, what does it mean for the rest of the world?
Mexico City is staring down a water crisis. It won’t be the last city to do so.
In forests across the United States, two “broods,” of these noisy insects will crawl out from their underground dwellings to sprout wings, mate, lay eggs, and die.
How to summon a cicada.
The arrival of Brood XIX and Brood XIII will send shockwaves through forest food webs.
Think twice before throwing out your leftovers.
Road-clogging, manure-dumping farmers reveal the paradox at the heart of EU agriculture.
Climate change and the outgoing El Niño will likely ignite more weather extremes.
Dangerous, polluting SUVs and pickups took over America. Lawmakers are partly to blame.
High temperatures across the US have the potential to increase risks for drought, wildfires, and hurricanes.
Greenhouse gas emissions might have already peaked. Now they need to fall — fast.
The detection of bird flu in cows and the commercial milk supply raises new concerns about the risks to public health.
Your taxes fund an obscure government program that kills millions of wild animals to benefit Big Ag.
As disasters displace more people around the world, our connection to place becomes more tenuous.
How a neighborhood project to count squirrels bound me to my wild kin.
The delightful abundance of going vegan.
Nature is for everyone. Here’s how to enjoy it, no matter where you live.
You actually can use less energy and have more convenience in your home.
My 12-year-old daughter will inherit a warmer world — and, I fear, a lonelier one.
Stories that celebrate life on Earth and deeper ways of connecting with our shared home.
In NYC, many wildlife rehabbers see pests as part of a thriving urban ecosystem.
An old, much-ridiculed hypothesis said yes. It’s time to take it seriously.
Scientists have declared a mass global bleaching event. But some reefs are still hanging on — and even thriving.
A new EPA rule imposes federal regulations for the first time. Here’s what you can do on your own.
The European Court of Human Rights ruled Switzerland’s failures on climate are a human rights violation.
Long after the disaster, residents of East Palestine still fear for their safety.
Eclipses inspire awe, create opportunities for science — and cause angst among energy-grid operators.
Why we need to take seemingly small earthquakes seriously
Scientists have drastically improved our understanding of seismic events. Here are eight things to know.
Deadly earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria, where war and economic crises already loomed. Here’s the latest news.
Honeybees are too valuable to go extinct. Not every species will be so fortunate.
US solar power has more than doubled since the last eclipse. What will happen during this one?
From Taiwan to South Korea to Silicon Valley, some of the most important nodes in the global tech economy are in disaster-prone places.