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Trump can’t stop America from building cheap EVs
Climate

Ford may just be building the EV we’ve all been waiting for.

By Umair Irfan
Trump can’t stop America from building cheap EVs
Climate

Ford may just be building the EV we’ve all been waiting for.

By Umair Irfan
Climate
This deadly bacteria was once an “only in New York” problem. Not anymore.This deadly bacteria was once an “only in New York” problem. Not anymore.
Climate

Extreme heat is increasing the prevalence of a disease that hits low-income people the hardest.

By Dylan Scott
Down to Earth
The strange reason why the Trump administration suddenly cares about these birdsThe strange reason why the Trump administration suddenly cares about these birds
Down to Earth

Surprise! It probably has nothing to do with saving animals.

By Benji Jones
Climate
Erin may be the first real test of America’s hurricane readiness under TrumpErin may be the first real test of America’s hurricane readiness under Trump
Climate

Forecasts are better than ever, and far more vulnerable than they should be.

By Umair Irfan

The latest in Climate

Future Perfect
Plant-based meat has been relentlessly — and unfairly — attacked as “ultra-processed.” Can the industry save itself?Plant-based meat has been relentlessly — and unfairly — attacked as “ultra-processed.” Can the industry save itself?
Future Perfect

Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are placing big, divergent bets on the future of meat. Who will win?

By Kenny Torrella
Down to Earth
Scientists warn that climate change could wipe out more than half of these beloved animalsScientists warn that climate change could wipe out more than half of these beloved animals
Down to Earth

Herds in North America will likely be hit the hardest.

By Benji Jones
Climate
Extreme heat can raise newborn death risk by 22 percentExtreme heat can raise newborn death risk by 22 percent
Climate

Rising temperatures are rewriting the earliest stages of life.

By Zoya Teirstein
Climate
The government is literally telling firefighters “help is not on the way”The government is literally telling firefighters “help is not on the way”
Climate

America’s wildfire strategy is falling apart when it’s needed most.

By Kylie Mohr
The brutal trade-off that will decide the future of food
Future Perfect

A growing number of thinkers say factory farming can help save the planet. Are they right?

By Marina Bolotnikova
The US has a bullfrog problem
Down to Earth

Invasive bullfrogs are spreading in the West. Here’s why scientists are so alarmed.

By Benji Jones
The Logoff
Did we just lose $7 billion for solar?Did we just lose $7 billion for solar?
The Logoff

Trump’s EPA wants to claw back grants for a solar panel program.

By Cameron Peters and Paige Vega
A wasting disease killed millions of sea stars. After years of searching, scientists just found a cause.
Science

Inside the years-long quest to catch a sea star killer.

By Byrd Pinkerton
Future Perfect
The surprising reason fewer people are dying from extreme weatherThe surprising reason fewer people are dying from extreme weather
Future Perfect

Natural disasters may cost more money, but they claim far fewer lives than in decades past.

By Bryan Walsh
The Gray Area
How the fight over what it means to be human has dramatically changedHow the fight over what it means to be human has dramatically changed
Podcast
The Gray Area

A philosopher on humanity’s need for a new story — and a new way to defy where we’re headed.

By Sean Illing
Down to Earth
Scientists made a mind-blowing discovery more than 30,000 feet under the Pacific OceanScientists made a mind-blowing discovery more than 30,000 feet under the Pacific Ocean
Down to Earth

The communities of sea creatures push the boundaries of what we know about life.

By Benji Jones
Even Better
Can you still love summer when it’s so damn hot?Can you still love summer when it’s so damn hot?
Even Better

How to develop new habits in an era of extreme heat.

By Allie Volpe
The Logoff
The EPA gives up on climate changeThe EPA gives up on climate change
The Logoff

The agency plans to reverse its own legal justification for regulating greenhouse gas emissions.

By Cameron Peters
Is MAHA losing its battle to make Americans healthier?
Health

Banning food dye is inconsequential when environmental pollution is killing us.

By Dylan Scott
Down to Earth
Motion cameras were set up in the jungles of Guatemala — and they captured something incredibleMotion cameras were set up in the jungles of Guatemala — and they captured something incredible
Down to Earth

These (literal) thirst traps are helping wild animals beat the heat.

By Benji Jones
Climate
Why your energy bill is suddenly so much more expensiveWhy your energy bill is suddenly so much more expensive
Climate

And why it’s not getting cheaper any time soon.

By Umair Irfan
Down to Earth
What the heck is “corn sweat” and is it making the Midwest more dangerous?What the heck is “corn sweat” and is it making the Midwest more dangerous?
Down to Earth

It’s pretty much just as gross as it sounds.

By Benji Jones
Climate
A “mosh pit of molecules” is trapping heat over much of the US right nowA “mosh pit of molecules” is trapping heat over much of the US right now
Climate

The science behind the brutal heat dome, explained.

By Matt Simon
The government stepped in to clean up a disaster in North Carolina. Then they created another one.
Down to Earth

Debris removal after Hurricane Helene did more damage to the environment than the storm itself in some parts of the state, scientists claim.

By Benji Jones
Climate
Your favorite national park is struggling to surviveYour favorite national park is struggling to survive
Climate

What budget cuts mean for wildlife, climate monitoring — and surviving peak tourism.

By Christine Peterson
Climate
Inside the federal government’s purge of climate dataInside the federal government’s purge of climate data
Climate

Climate facts are inconvenient — so Trump is making them disappear.

By Kate Yoder
Climate
Why it’s taking LA so long to rebuildWhy it’s taking LA so long to rebuild
Climate

Reforming environmental rules is only a small step to rebuilding after wildfires.

By Umair Irfan
Scientists are trekking into the heart of a hurricane disaster zone — to save these rare creatures
Down to Earth

They were already on the edge of extinction. Then Helene hit.

By Benji Jones
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
Climate
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