Hurricane Science Was Great While It Lasted
The U.S. is hacking away at support for state-of-the-art forecasting.
Planet
Your guide to life on a warming planet
America’s Coming Smoke Epidemic
The research on what smoke does to a body is just beginning.
This Awful, Forgettable Heat
The week’s bad weather deserves a name.
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The Tesla Brain Drain
The future of the struggling car company rests on Elon Musk more than ever before.
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Energy Abundance Won’t Fix Electricity Bills
Efficiency standards can still help consumers.
Last Call at the Disaster Department
Trump has signaled an end date for FEMA.
A Food Reckoning Is Coming
Our diets are awful for the planet. But we can’t simply abandon food.
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The Debate That American Conservationists Should Be Having
What if the U.S. protected ecosystems directly?
The Pedestrians Who Abetted a Hawk’s Deadly Attack
A zoologist observed a Cooper’s hawk using a crosswalk signal as a cue to ambush its prey.
First My Mother Died. Then My Home Got Hit by a Tornado.
My street got leveled by 150-mph winds. Why do I feel somehow at ease?