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An Inhospitable Land

Elizabeth Bruenig

July 10, 2025

Photo of the flood in Texas

I Fought Plastic. Plastic Won.

August 2025 Issue

illustration of abstract woman with worried look on her face and cut-away window in her torso showing two coffee cups with straws in place of her lungs, a plastic jug and utensils in place of her stomach, and a spatula, cling wrap, toothpaste tube, and other objects instead of organs

The Most Perverse Part of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

July 3, 2025

Illustration of a line graph in the shape of a lightning bolt

The Bad Bunny Video That Captures the Cost of Gentrification

July 2, 2025

A Photo Appreciation of Life in Our Oceans

July 1, 2025

A bottlenose dolphin swims beneath a crashing wave.

For Now

Christopher Kondrich

June 29, 2025

A drawing of 5 black lines, each becoming more wavy than the last as they move down the page

America’s Coming Smoke Epidemic

June 27, 2025

In 2023 Canadian wildfires plunged New York City into a gloomy, apocalyptic haze

The Strength You Gain by Not Taking Offense

Arthur C. Brooks

June 19, 2025

An illustration of a smiling person wearing a helmet that is acting as a lightning conductor

Energy Abundance Won’t Fix Electricity Bills

Alexander C. Kaufman

June 16, 2025

A house with a battery bar as its main body, the battery is losing charge

How One Animal Divided Europe

Jonathan C. Slaght

June 11, 2025

An illustration showing wolves and humans together

Oceans Awash in Plastic Waste

June 8, 2025

A diver floats just below the surface, surrounded by pieces of debris and plastic garbage.

The Wonder Reader

How Air-Conditioning Built Our Reality

June 7, 2025

A Food Reckoning Is Coming

Michael Grunwald

June 3, 2025

A cake decorated to look like earth from above with a large slice taken out and pieces scattered.

Inside the Creepy, Surprisingly Routine Business of Animal Cloning

July 2025 Issue

Photo-illustration of a photo showing a gray mare behind a chestnut foal on a black background, multiplying to the right downward and beyond the frame.

The ‘Man-Eater’ Screwworm Is Coming

May 27, 2025

A photo zoomed in on the face of a brown cow in the center of a blurry herd

A New Concept for Fighting Climate Change

May 26, 2025

A five-pointed leaf sitting in standing water, shimmering with sunlight with a couple drops of water on top.

The Debate That American Conservationists Should Be Having

May 25, 2025

An illustration of a bald eagle perched on a wooden log with the background fading

The Pedestrians Who Abetted a Hawk’s Deadly Attack

Katherine J. Wu

May 23, 2025

a hawk flies over a map

The Trump Administration Is Tempting a Honeybee Disaster

Joanna Thompson

May 20, 2025

Close-up color photograph of a honeybee perched on a flower

How to Take Charge of Your Family Inheritance

Arthur C. Brooks

May 15, 2025

An illustration showing a person driving a car and seeing their parents in the rearview mirror

How to Age Up on a Warming Planet

Natalie Brennan and Yasmin Tayag

May 12, 2025

A black-and-white photo shows three hikers sitting on a mountain with backpacks on. They are looking out to the horizon.

How the World Became Awash in Synthetics

May 5, 2025

A toy globe inside a plastic shrink wrap bag on a gray floor

Skin a Rabbit

May 4, 2025

girl in bathing suit

Guest House

April 27, 2025

An image of two people in shadow, above shadows of grass and below shadows of trees

The Last True Private Realm

April 25, 2025

A man sleeping next to porthole windows

Book Recommendations

What to Read to Wrap Your Head Around the Climate Crisis

Heather Hansman

April 22, 2025

A globe bouncing down steps of books.

America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era

April 9, 2025

The U.S. Capitol with a smokestack in place of its dome

What a Microscopic Creature Taught Me About Parenting

Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder

April 6, 2025

Various examples of forams

Why Is Trump Mad at the Zoo?

April 6, 2025

zoo animals wearing maga hats

Chickadee

illustration with outline drawing of an outstretched hand, palm facing up, on yellow-green background

The Hottest Thing in Clean Energy

Alexander C. Kaufman

April 4, 2025

A well on a kill

The Truth About Trump’s Greenland Campaign

March 28, 2025

People sit around a table with a map of the Arctic on it.

It’s Hard to Change Your Mind. A New Book Asks If You Should Even Try.

March 17, 2025

Abstract image of two head and brain illustrations sectioned into different parts with purple and pink colors around them and graph paper lines.

Coalescence

March 16, 2025

A photo of a lake taken through a window and leafy green tree branches, with flames reflected on the glass

DOGE Is Courting Catastrophic Risk

March 12, 2025

A yellow snake wrapped around a megaphone alarm pole

The World Can’t Keep Up With Its Garbage

March 10, 2025

A waste dump in Indonesia