Series

Exploring Climate

Exploring Climate

 
  1. INTERVIEW

    What’s Causing the Recent Spike in Global Temperatures?

  2. Microplastics Are Filling the Skies. Will They Affect the Climate?

  3. The Upper Atmosphere Is Cooling, Prompting New Climate Concerns

  4. It’s Not Just Climate: Are We Ignoring Other Causes of Disasters?

High-Tech Conservation

High-Tech Conservation


  1. The ‘Internet of Animals’ Could Transform What We Know About Wildlife

  2. How DNA from the Dead Is Helping Boost Species on the Brink

  3. INTERVIEW

    How Digital Technology Is Helping Decode the Sounds of Nature

  4. Back from the Dead: New Hope for Resurrecting Extinct Plants

Top Stories of 2024

Top Stories of 2024


  1. As Use of A.I. Soars, So Does the Energy and Water It Requires

  2. ANALYSIS

    How China Became the World’s Leader on Renewable Energy

  3. The ‘Internet of Animals’ Could Transform What We Know About Wildlife

  4. How a Solar Revolution in Farming Is Depleting World’s Groundwater

2024 Yale Environment 360 Film Contest

2024 Yale Environment 360 Film Contest

The winners of our 11th annual contest honoring the best short environmental films.


  1. E360 Film Contest Winner

    A Solitary Herder Cares for His Goats and the Bay Area Hills

  2. E360 Film Contest

    For 60,000 Years, Australia’s First Nations Have Put Fire to Good Use

  3. E360 Film Contest

    In Montana’s Northern Plains, Swift Foxes Are Back from the Brink

Climate Innovation

Climate Innovation


  1. Flying Green: The Pursuit of Carbon-Neutral Aviation Revs Up

  2. Natural Hydrogen: A Potential Clean Energy Source Beneath Our Feet

  3. As Carbon Air Capture Ramps Up, Major Hurdles Remain

  4. Scientists Are Trying to Coax the Ocean to Absorb More CO2

The Warming Arctic

The Warming Arctic



  1. Rain Comes to the Arctic, With a Cascade of Troubling Changes

  2. From Carbon Sink to Source: The Stark Changes in Arctic Lakes

  3. Why Rising Acidification Poses a Special Peril for Warming Arctic Waters

  4. How Tensions With Russia Are Jeopardizing Key Arctic Research

The Path to Clean Energy

The Path to Clean Energy



  1. As Millions of Solar Panels Age Out, Recyclers Hope to Cash In

  2. Will Tech Breakthroughs Bring Fusion Energy Closer to Reality?

  3. For U.S. Companies, the Race for the New EV Battery Is On

  4. More Energy on Less Land: The Drive to Shrink Solar’s Footprint

2023 Yale Environment 360 Film Contest

2023 Yale Environment 360 Film Contest

The winners of our 10th annual contest honoring the best short environmental films.

  1. E360 Film Contest Winner

    The Great Salt Lake and Its Web of Life Face an Uncertain Future

  2. E360 Film Contest

    On the Mekong, Sand Mining Threatens the River and a Way of Life

  3. E360 Film Contest

    In a Chilean Forest Reserve, the Remarkable Darwin’s Frog Endures

Oceans in Peril

Oceans in Peril


  1. As Ocean Oxygen Levels Dip, Fish Face an Uncertain Future

  2. New Research Sparks Concerns That Ocean Circulation Will Collapse

  3. As Waters Warm, Ocean Heatwaves Are Growing More Severe

  4. INTERVIEW

    Can We Mine the World’s Deep Ocean Without Destroying It?

The Cost of EV Metals

The Cost of EV Metals


  1. For U.S. Companies, the Race for the New EV Battery Is On

  2. Why the Rush to Mine Lithium Could Dry Up the High Andes

  3. E360 Film Contest Winner

    In Indonesian Mining Region, the EV Boom Takes a Heavy Toll

  4. The Race for EV Parts Leads to Risky Deep-Ocean Mining