It’s Time to FLIP the Script on Climate Action
Addressing climate change has been framed as an expensive obligation with delayed benefits. But what if it saved us money and made us healthier right now?
Environment
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An Open Letter from Authors of the Fourth Edition of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence
Twenty-eight scientists say political pressure to remove a chapter on climate science in a manual for judges is a troubling turn for other disciplines, too.
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How Addressing Water Challenges Could Reshape Immigration
As climate change accelerates, water scarcity fuels unrest, reshapes rural economies, and pushes people to migrate.
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Our Ancestors Coped with the Collapse of Ocean Currents. Can We?
Climate history points to past disasters, but it also suggests strategies for survival.
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Ocean Empire
Introducing a new column breaking down seismic shifts in ocean policy and explaining why they matter.
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When USAID Stopped Helping Other Countries, Americans Lost Out, Too
Trust is far easier to break than it is to rebuild.
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India’s Biodiversity Paradox
Ironically, India’s commitment to protecting its farmers is compromising the country’s crop biodiversity.
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The Underbelly of Southeast Asia’s Palm Oil Empire
From colonial plantations to modern supply chains, palm oil’s rise has come at a hidden human and environmental cost.
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When Mother Nature Shuts You Down
The trick to waking up the sleeping metaphors of science is to ask how they affect policy and culture.
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Preserving Indigenous Water Rights Also Protects Salmon
Indigenous people in the U.S. and Canada have long sought to protect migratory animals, rushing waters, and expansive lands that recognize no borders.