Climate Change Is Threatening Fire Island’s Beaches—and its Queer History
On Fire Island, queer culture and ecology are inextricably linked.
Climate Change
Australia: The Land of Plagues, Pests and Poxes
Now more than ever, it feels like the day when Australia will be swallowed whole by a maelstrom of plagues is nearing.
How Do Oil Companies Get Away With, Well, Everything? An Expert Explains.
New analysis shows BP, Shell, Chevron, Exxon and TotalEnergies have made $281 billion from the war in Ukraine.
‘Bad News’ for Humanity: A Critical Climate System Could Collapse Sooner Than We Thought
The collapse of the AMOC climate system would have devastating and widespread effects, and it could happen much sooner than anyone anticipated.
Policy
Climate Change Is Violent. Should the Fight Against It Be Too?
Peaceful protest isn't curbing the rapidly worsening crisis. Some activists say it’s time to attack the actual tools used to destroy the planet.
How to Figure Out Which Candidates Actually Care About the Environment
Here's a set of tools to help you understand the issues and vote in support of climate reform.
Coronavirus Could Be a 'Trigger Event' That Reshapes Society for the Better
The Sanders campaign could use this opportunity to transform into a pandemic-fighting, world-changing social movement.
Earth
Scientists Just Made a 1.75 Billion-Year-Old Discovery About the Origin of Life
Newly-discovered 1.75 billion-year-old bacteria fossils shed new light on the Great Oxygenation Event, which led to the emergence of complex life.
Anomalies Deep Inside Earth Are Wreckage of Crashed Alien World, Scientists Propose
The long-lost remnants of the planet Theia are far beneath our feet.
Traces of Earth's Core Were Found In the Arctic and Scientists Don't Know Why
“We know very little about Earth's core, other than that it exists."
Cities
Montreal Libraries Will Be Able to Kick Out People for Smelling Bad
The new rules will allow libraries to fine and remove people for “personal hygiene that inconveniences staff.”
A New Uber Clone With Armed Drivers Is the App for a Violent and Paranoid America
“What I’m creating is a necessary evil,” the app’s founder claims while operating in a city with falling crime rates.
The Urban Exodus Narratives Are Wrong
The Census Bureau has published two population estimates that say cities are losing people fast. But factoring in the margins of error on their data changes the story entirely.