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The Greenland ice sheet.

The Greenland ice sheet.

How Offshore Wind Factors Into Trump’s Lust for Greenland A war on wind meets Arctic power politics.

The Understory Democracy

Baby turtles crawl out of a crate onto a sandy beach.

Baby turtles crawl out of a crate onto a sandy beach.

From Poachers to Protectors: Why Former Hunters Are Now Guardians of the Wild Across continents, those who once captured or killed animals for profit are now among their fiercest defenders.

Science & Nature Climate Solutions

The Greenhouse Preserving Los Angeles’ Botanical Histories

The Greenhouse Preserving Los Angeles’ Botanical Histories

The Greenhouse Preserving Los Angeles’ Botanical Histories Photographer Julien Sage documents a former loading bay that hosts more than 10,000 rare and inherited plants.

Photography Science & Nature

A fairy lantern flower grows on a mossy tree branch.

A fairy lantern flower grows on a mossy tree branch.

A New Fairy Lantern Is Found The discovery of an ethereal new plant species reminds us of the forces that lie unseen, growing beneath the surface.

The Overview Deep Ecology

A gif with images of the Venezuelan flag, oil infrastructure, an oil spill, and protestors holding signs.

A gif with images of the Venezuelan flag, oil infrastructure, an oil spill, and protestors holding signs.

The US Just Bet on the World’s Dirtiest Oil Trump’s Venezuela move likely means more oil—and more emissions.

The Understory Democracy

We Are One Step Closer to Understanding Whales. What Now?

We Are One Step Closer to Understanding Whales. What Now?

We Are One Step Closer to Understanding Whales. What Now? An AI model originally trained to make music can turn any sound—including human speech—into sperm whale clicks.

Science & Nature Ocean Life

A Living Map

A Living Map

A Living Map In a year of uncertainty, the living world has offered guidance—answers written in feathers, roots, and time.

The Overview Deep Ecology

A teenager holds their phone to the light.

A teenager holds their phone to the light.

Could Social Media Serve the People Instead of Profits? Privatized, profit-first social media undermines democracy and climate action. What if we reimagined social media instead as a public good?

Climate Solutions Movement Building

2025, By the Numbers: What a Year of Climate Whiplash Really Looked Like

2025, By the Numbers: What a Year of Climate Whiplash Really Looked Like

2025, By the Numbers: What a Year of Climate Whiplash Really Looked Like Taking stock of a climate year that moved faster than we could process.

Democracy The Understory

A digital passport for a garment.

A digital passport for a garment.

The Case for Giving Garments a Passport The EU is gearing up for new regulation that requires every garment to have a digital “passport.” The initiative could provide a blueprint f

Ethical Fashion Climate Solutions

Miu wears Amomento top, Séfr shorts

Miu wears Amomento top, Séfr shorts

What Happens When a Town Governs From the Future? In Japan, an unconventional framework for governance is bringing generations together to imagine life decades from now.

Climate Solutions Movement Building

How Sports Teams Are Turning Fans Into Eco Allies

How Sports Teams Are Turning Fans Into Eco Allies

How Sports Teams Are Turning Fans Into Eco Allies Sporting events are one of the most trusted and effective advertising channels. Why not use them to move public opinion on climate change?

Climate Solutions Movement Building

Merchant Ship passing Zembra, Tunisia, 2023

Merchant Ship passing Zembra, Tunisia, 2023

Following The Longest Butterfly Migration On Earth Photographer Lucas Foglia spent years following the painted lady’s transcontinental migration.

Photography Science & Nature

A flamboyance of pink flamingos fly in sync.

A flamboyance of pink flamingos fly in sync.

On Murders, Murmurations, and Other Ways of Being Together From a murder of crows to a murmuration of starlings, the animal world reminds us that nothing exists in isolation.

Deep Ecology The Overview

Redefining Nature: How Changing Words Could Change the World

Redefining Nature: How Changing Words Could Change the World

Redefining Nature: How Changing Words Could Change the World How might we change if we considered ourselves part of, rather than separate from, the rest of the natural world?

Climate Solutions Deep Ecology

A dead bird lies on a bed of flowers.

A dead bird lies on a bed of flowers.

Giving Our Bodies Back to the Earth: The Rise of Natural Burial What if your body could nourish the land long after you’re gone?

Climate Solutions Science & Nature