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The Best Stove for Your Health and the Environment
By Madison Dapcevich
Who's Killing the Wild Horses? One Woman Is Determined to Find Out
By Marisa Agha / Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Ariz.
Chernobyl Experts Say Russia Could Set Off a Nuclear Disaster
By Alejandro de la Garza
The Big Business Politics Behind the Formation of Yellowstone National Park
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The Enduring Hope of Jane Goodall
In the early years of World War II, when Jane Goodall was around 6 years old, she was often woken from her sleep by the blare of air-raid sirens. The sound warned that Nazi planes...
By Ciara Nugent
September 30, 2021
Seabed Mining May Solve Our Energy Crisis
At the bottom of the ocean lies a solution to the imminent battery shortage—at a great potential cost to biodiversity and life on earth.
By Aryn Baker
September 7, 2021
Is It Time to Ditch Wood-Framed Houses?
With climate change driving more destructive fires, some builders are pushing for steel to replace wood in U.S. home construction
By Alana Semuels
June 2, 2021
Asia Has 99 of the 100 Cities Facing Most Environmental Risk
The many environmental challenges facing the world are far from evenly shared across regions. Of the 100 cities facing the greatest environmental risks, 99 are in Asia, according to a report published today by risk...
By Ciara Nugent
May 13, 2021
An Animated Guide to This Year's Massive Brood X Cicada Emergence
Trillions of the insects are about to emerge across the eastern U.S.
By Lon Tweeten and Rebecca Katzman
May 12, 2021
Trillions of 'Brood X' Cicadas Are About to Emerge Across the U.S. to Sing, Mate and Die. Here's What to Expect
This year's 'Brood X' emergence will be full of drama
By Rebecca Katzman
April 14, 2021
One Thing Flourished in the Pandemic: Trash
Several cities reported big jumps in garbage collection as people stayed home and created trash or went out and littered
By Alana Semuels
March 26, 2021
2020 Marks the Point When Human-Made Materials Outweigh All the Living Things on Earth, a New Study Finds
In a startling sign of the impact that humans are having on our planet, a study published Dec. 9 estimates that 2020 marks the point when human-made materials outweigh the total mass of Earth’s living...
By Ciara Nugent
December 9, 2020
West Coast Farmers' Hellish Summer
Larry Tristano is looking out over what used to be his lush 13-acre farm in Santa Rosa, California. Less than a month ago, the fields were full, and he and his small team at Triple...
By Andrew R. Chow
October 21, 2020
'Murder Hornets' Have Appeared in the U.S.
They attack and destroy honeybee hives, entering a "slaughter phase" where they literally decapitate bees
By Madeleine Carlisle
May 2, 2020
50 Years After the First Earth Day, a Planet Still in Danger
TIME spoke to a range of people who were active at that pivotal moment, and all agreed that the scale of the problem has gotten much larger
By Olivia B. Waxman
April 22, 2020
7 Female Trekkers Who Helped Reclaim Nature, One Step at a Time
The history of exploration is also women's history
By Mélissa Godin
February 28, 2020
The Plan to Make Producers Pay to Fix Recycling in the U.S.
A growing number of states, led by Maine, are poised to pass bills requiring producers to collect and dispose of products when consumers are finished with them
By Alana Semuels
February 26, 2020
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Trip to Standing Rock Reveals Her Political Awakening
The trip is a glimpse at a crucial moment of political evolution, the last few moments before Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez the bartender became Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez the congressional candidate.
By Charlotte Alter
February 19, 2020
New Study Shows That When It Comes to Pesticides and Kids, the EPA Has Looked the Other Way
The law is there, the will to act isn't
By Jeffrey Kluger
February 12, 2020
Endangered Gray Wolf Found Dead in California After Traveling Nearly 8,000 Miles Without a Pack
She broke from her pack in 2018 possibly in search of a mate
By Madeleine Carlisle
February 8, 2020
Fossil Fuel Companies Reckon With Climate Change
Can the oil-and-gas industry survive the climate-change fallout?
By Justin Worland
January 16, 2020
Archival Photos Reveal the Unlikely Beauty of Sewer Systems
Archival photographs reveal the unlikely beauty of pre-WWII sewer systems
By Thea Petchler / Zócalo Public Square
January 13, 2020
Scientists Have Been Talking About Climate Change for More Than a Century. Here's Why It Took So Long for the World to Listen
The scientific consensus on climate change is far older than many people think
By David Carlin / History News Network
January 10, 2020
'Living Across Two Continents is Environmentally Unethical'
Australian actress Yael Stone says she is giving up her United States green card to reduce her environmental impact
By Madeleine Carlisle
January 8, 2020
The New Issue of Italian 'Vogue' Has Replaced Glossy Fashion Shoots With Illustrations, In Move Towards Sustainability
The fashion magazine is making an effort to reduce its environmental footprint
By Madeleine Carlisle
January 7, 2020
Prince William Announces Environmental Prize
The multi-million pound award will be given to "visionaries" working on issues related to climate and energy, nature and biodiversity, oceans, air pollution and fresh water.
By Sanya Mansoor
January 2, 2020
Common Chemical Used in Plastics May Be Far More Prevalent in Humans Than Previously Thought, says New Study
BPA is everywhere—especially in you
By Jeffrey Kluger
December 9, 2019
Trump Administration Authorizes 'Cyanide Bombs' Again
The devices have been used to poison thousands of coyotes, foxes and feral dogs to protect wildlife
By Madeleine Carlisle
December 5, 2019
How Rising Temperatures Due to Climate Change are Shortening Pregnancies
Paying a price even before birth
By Jeffrey Kluger
December 2, 2019
When the Suez Canal Opened 150 Years Ago, It Helped Connect the World—And Heralded the Climate Crisis
The largest infrastructural project of the 19th century annexed the Middle East into the fossil-fuels complex
By On Barak / History News Network
November 21, 2019
'It's the One I Love.' Costa Rica President Carlos Alvarado Quesada on Fighting Climate Change for His Son
Costa Rica President Carlos Alvarado Quesada said there must to be more "heart" in discussions of fighting climate change. For him, it's about fighting for a better world for his son. "He’s only six years...
November 14, 2019
'He Was Definitely Ahead of His Time.' Robert Irwin Speaks About Climate Change And His Father's Legacy
"He was definitely ahead of his time," Irwin tells TIME of his father's climate advocacy
By Madeleine Carlisle
November 14, 2019
How Climate Change Is Clobbering Kids' Health
Let's pretend the 195 nations that signed the 2016 Paris Climate Accord really do take all of the steps necessary to reach the agreement's key goal: limiting the increase in global temperature to 1.5°C above...
By Jeffrey Kluger
November 13, 2019
Wildfire Breaks Out Near Warner Bros. Studios
At least one person working on the Warner Bros. lot said they evacuated their studio
By Sanya Mansoor
November 10, 2019
We Are Wasting a Massive Amount of Food. Here Are 4 Concrete Ways to Change That
Food waste might be finally getting the focus it deserves. From Washington D.C. to the Vatican, world leaders are stepping up their efforts to reduce food waste. In Washington D.C. last week, the US government...
By Michael Shank and Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo
November 9, 2019
How One Commonly Used Asthma Inhaler is Damaging the Planet
Not everyone is breathing easy
By Jeffrey Kluger
November 5, 2019
Jane Fonda Accepted a BAFTA Award While Being Arrested for Protesting Inaction on Climate Change
Fonda has been leading weekly climate protests in Washington D.C. called "Fire Drill Fridays"
By Madeleine Carlisle
October 26, 2019
How Theodore Roosevelt Fell in Love With the American West
His difficulty finding a buffalo drove home the fact that the West was changing
By H.W. Brands
October 22, 2019
Elizabeth Warren Unveils Environmental Justice Platform
Environmental justice has increasingly gained attention in the presidential race
By Justin Worland
October 9, 2019
How to Return a Farm to the Wild—And Maybe Save the Planet
With unstoppable vigour, thickets of thistles three-foot-high were advancing over our land, engulfing acre after acre like the Day Of The Triffids. Every day, as my husband Charlie and I walked over what had once...
By Isabella Tree
October 3, 2019
Greta Thunberg Awarded 'Alternative Nobel' for Climate Change Activism
It comes days after she denounced world leaders at the U.N. for climate inaction
By Katie Reilly
September 25, 2019
'You Have Stolen My Dreams and My Childhood': Greta Thunberg Gives Powerful Speech at UN Climate Summit
Thunberg cited 30 years of scientific evidence showing the consequences of a warming globe
By Mahita Gajanan
September 23, 2019
In the 1980s, the World Acted to Save the Ozone Layer. Here's Why the Fight Against Climate Change Is Different
In 1986 and '87, expeditions to Antarctica confirmed a development that left the world on edge: chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), found in many personal hygiene products, had caused a hole in the ozone layer that...
By Olivia B. Waxman
September 23, 2019
How the History of the Earth's Climate Can Offer Hope
In a fleeting moment of geological time, humanity has fundamentally changed the earth system, bringing life-changing consequences
By John Brooke , Michael Bevis and Steve Rissing
September 20, 2019
North America Has Lost Nearly 3 Billion Birds Since 1970
Bird populations are facing an "unprecedented crisis," according to scientists
By Alejandro de la Garza
September 19, 2019
Trump Says Cutting Regulations Is Good for Business. But His New Battle on Car Emission Standards Could Hurt the Auto Industry
Auto industry experts say Trump's policy could make the American car industry much less competitive
By Tara Law
September 18, 2019
The Amazon Fires, From an Extraterrestrial Perspective
A version of this first appeared as the TIME Space newsletter sent on Aug. 30. Space is aspirational. Merely the act of looking through a telescope is an exercise in questing. It’s vast, exciting, and...
By Jeffrey Kluger
September 6, 2019
Shailene Woodley: How I'm Changing My Life to Help Save the Seas
Our seas are in deep, deep trouble. They house an extraordinarily diverse eco-system of marine life, and are crucial to the well being of land-based ecosystems. And as of this moment, they may as well...
By Shailene Woodley
September 4, 2019
Food Waste Is a Huge Environmental Problem. Here Are 5 Ways to Reduce Yours
It's responsible for 8% of greenhouse gas emissions
By Jamie Ducharme
September 3, 2019
How to Save the Colorado River from Climate Change and Chronic Overuse
Paul Kehmeier is a fourth-generation farmer from western Colorado. One hundred and twenty years ago, his great grandfather Wilhelm Kehmeier bought land in Delta County, dug an irrigation ditch to bring water from a nearby...
By Lucas Isakowitz
September 3, 2019
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