Analysis

As Investors and Insurers Back Away, the Economics of Coal Turn Toxic

By Fred Pearce

Fire Fallout: How Ash and Debris Are Choking Australia’s Rivers

By Adam Welz

Salvation or Pipe Dream? A Movement Grows to Protect Up to Half the Planet

By Jim Robbins

Analysis

Why Clouds Are the Key to New Troubling Projections on Warming

By Fred Pearce

Could Abandoned Agricultural Lands Help Save the Planet?

By Richard Conniff

Analysis

As Climate Change Worsens, A Cascade of Tipping Points Looms

By Fred Pearce

Opinion

The New Climate Math: The Numbers Keep Getting More Frightening

By Bill McKibben

Lawless Ocean: The Link Between Human Rights Abuses and Overfishing

By Ian Urbina

Climate Whiplash: Wild Swings in Extreme Weather Are on the Rise

By Jim Robbins

Analysis

Are Numbers of Species a True Measure of Ecosystem Health?

By Fred Pearce

Listening to Nature: The Emerging Field of Bioacoustics

By Adam Welz

Opinion

The Real Case for Saving Species: We Don’t Need Them, But They Need Us

By Carl Safina

As Oceans Warm, Tropical Corals Seek Refuge in Cooler Waters

By Fred Pearce

As Water Scarcity Increases, Desalination Plants Are on the Rise

By Jim Robbins

Geoengineer the Planet? More Scientists Now Say It Must Be an Option

By Fred Pearce

Analysis

Will Large Protected Areas Save the Oceans or Politicize Them?

By Fred Pearce

Piling Up: How China’s Ban on Importing Waste Has Stalled Global Recycling

By Cheryl Katz

Development

The Hidden Environmental Toll of Mining the World’s Sand

By Fred Pearce

As Disease Ravages Coral Reefs, Scientists Scramble for Solutions

By Ret Talbot

Sparing vs Sharing: The Great Debate Over How to Protect Nature

By Fred Pearce

From High Above, A New Way of Seeing Our Urban Planet

By Katherine Bagley