News & Commentary

Burnin' Blubber

December 9, 2015 Latest NewsArcticJason Bittel

As warmer summers melt the Arctic, Pacific walruses have to work a lot harder to reach their seafloor feasts.

COP-ping Out

December 7, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

What’s it like to attend a climate denial conference for an hour? Here’s a minute-by-minute rundown.

Halftime Recap

December 4, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalClara Chaisson

One week of COP21 down; one to go. Here’s where things currently stand.

The Putin Puzzle

December 3, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalBrian Palmer

How to decipher the Russian president’s mystifying statements on global warming.

Bright Lights? Big Cities.

December 3, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalJeff Turrentine

The bullet train coming out of Paris will be making all local stops—as well it should.

Seeing Stars

December 2, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel

Scientists discover an expansive network of tortoise poachers in Asia.

Highlights from the City of Light

November 30, 2015 Latest NewsClara Chaisson

COP21 is off to a busy start. Here’s what went down on day one.

Arc de Triomphe

November 30, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalBrian Palmer

Here are the best- and worst-case outcomes for the Paris climate talks.

What’s on the Table in Paris (Besides Croissants)?

November 24, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalBrian Palmer

The carbon-cutting pledges are already in. So what exactly are we still negotiating?

Advice and Resent

November 23, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

President Obama has cut the Senate out of the Paris climate change agreement. Cue the tantrums.

The Peanut Butter Solution

November 20, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesSusan Cosier

A (tasty) plague-fighting vaccine for prairie dogs may give endangered black-footed ferrets a new lease on life.

Hot or Not?

November 17, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesPerrin Ireland

Coral reefs are beautiful—but only when they’re healthy.

Ursine Exodus

November 17, 2015 Latest NewsWestAlexis Sobel Fitts

Yellowstone’s grizzly bears are spreading out and expanding their range. Is it a sign of good health—or increasing desperation?

The Maple Leaf Lag

November 13, 2015 Latest NewsCanadaJeff Turrentine

Under Justin Trudeau, Canada has a chance to make amends for a decade of climate inaction. But if it’s ever to catch up, it needs to start right now.

Shot in the Dark

November 12, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel

Mauritius is killing tens of thousands of vulnerable fruit bats.

Give Us Guano or Give Us Death

November 10, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

Bat poop sustains entire ecosystems in places where they wouldn’t exist otherwise. So when bats go, many cave-dwellers go with them.

You Don't Know Jack(fruit)

November 9, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesSusan Cosier

Prolific and nutritious, this funny-looking fruit could help feed the world.

Life After KXL

November 6, 2015 Latest NewsBrian Palmer

It's the end of the line for the Keystone pipeline (probably), but not for battles over tar sands and climate.

Man Bites Snake, News at 11

November 5, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

Media reports about a remote island brimming with vipers raise the question: Why are we so quick to hate on snakes?

A River Ran Through It

November 4, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

Scientists want to create a nationwide network of river corridors. Here’s why that’s not as crazy as it sounds.