El Niño
How does El Niño reshape the ocean and, ultimately, the people and communities that depend on the ocean?
Environment
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Fallout Stories in a Time of Cruel Heat
The story of a Japanese fishing vessel exposed to radiation made the threat of nuclear contamination feel personal for Americans in 1954. Can we learn a lesson from it today?
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Situating Science
A column about how the everyday language we use to talk about science reveals — or conceals — what we believe.
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More Property Rights Can Mean Less Land Security
In Bolivia, many rural farmers resisted a reform that would seem to bring prosperity. Instead, Law 1720 would have made their land and livelihoods more precarious.
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The Coming Global Food Crisis?
A Warning…
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Summer Seafood
Can it be political?
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The Bipartisan Case for Green Tariffs
Taxing high-pollution imports could generate revenue, create a more even playing field for U.S. firms, and incentivize cleaner manufacturing globally.
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Migrant Women Feed the World
Women have stewarded food and water resources for generations. As climate change impacts our eating, policymakers should especially protect women and their ability to be creative and resourceful.
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‘Blue Crime’ Is Making the Ocean a Dangerous Place
Better human rights protections at sea could reduce forced labor, human trafficking, debt bondage, and violence.
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How Climate Change and Weather Shaped 250 Years of U.S. History
Cold, rain, drought, and warming have both helped and harmed Americans’ efforts at pivotal moments.