Features

Climate Connection: Unraveling the Surprising Ecology of Dust

By Jim Robbins

Where Corn Is King, the Stirrings of a Renaissance in Small Grains

By Twilight Greenaway

Interview

A Troubling Look at the Human Toll of Mountaintop Removal Mining

By Richard Schiffman

As Oceans Warm, the World’s Kelp Forests Begin to Disappear

By Alastair Bland

Analysis

How the Alaska Pipeline Is Fueling the Push to Drill in the Arctic Refuge

By Philip Wight

In Drive to Cut Emissions, Germany Confronts Its Car Culture

By Christian Schwägerl

Urban Refuge: How Cities Can Help Rebuild Declining Bee Populations

By Janet Marinelli

Why the Post-Paris Climate Challenge Is Even Harder Than We Thought

By Fred Pearce

As It Looks to Go Green, China Keeps a Tight Lid on Dissent

By Michael Standaert

How Aquaculture Is Threatening the Native Fish Species of Africa

By Adam Welz

Interview

Climate Change and the Human Mind: A Noted Psychiatrist Weighs In

By Diane Toomey

With New Peace, Colombia Finds Hope for Saving Its Wild Lands

By Lisa Palmer

Why Does Green California Pump the Dirtiest Oil in the U.S.?

By Judith Lewis Mernit

How Big Water Projects Helped Trigger Africa’s Migrant Crisis

By Fred Pearce

Conservation

Beyond Biodiversity: A New Way of Looking at How Species Interconnect

By Jim Robbins

As Trump Retreats, States Are Joining Forces on Climate Action

By Elizabeth Shogren

Interview

How an Activist Minister in Philippines Took On the Mining Barons

By Fred Pearce

Stark Evidence: A Warmer World Is Sparking More and Bigger Wildfires

By Nicola Jones

Interview

Could Evaporation Be a Significant Source of Renewable Energy?

By Diane Toomey

Opinion

How a Dam Building Boom Is Transforming the Brazilian Amazon

By Philip Fearnside

Small Pests, Big Problems: The Global Spread of Bark Beetles

By Cheryl Katz