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Down to Earth
Why some wild animals are getting insomniaWhy some wild animals are getting insomnia
Down to Earth

Scientists put sleep trackers on a bunch of wild pigs. The results reveal a troubling trend.

By Benji Jones
Climate
The bizarre link between rising sea levels and complications in pregnancyThe bizarre link between rising sea levels and complications in pregnancy
Climate

Exposure to salty water can rob women of their reproductive organs and pregnancies.

By Mahadi Al Hasnat and Zoya Teirstein
Expecting worse: Giving birth on a planet in crisis 
Climate

How climate change transforms our reproductive lives, from menstruation to fertility to pregnancy.

By Paige Vega
Climate
Heat waves increase the number of risky, premature birthsHeat waves increase the number of risky, premature births
Climate

Extreme heat is dangerous when you’re pregnant — particularly for those in underrepresented communities.

By Virginia Gewin
Climate
Why pregnancy triples your chances of getting severe malariaWhy pregnancy triples your chances of getting severe malaria
Climate

How to protect mothers and babies as warming temperatures expand the risk of contracting the disease.

By Zoya Teirstein
Climate
They spent years trying for a baby. Then the hurricane hit.They spent years trying for a baby. Then the hurricane hit.
Climate

Climate disasters are threatening access to IVF and other forms of fertility treatment.

By Jessica Kutz and Zoya Teirstein
Climate
How one weather extreme can make the next one even more dangerousHow one weather extreme can make the next one even more dangerous
Climate

We’re in an era of compound natural disasters.

By Umair Irfan
Climate
Your home insurance company dumped you. Now what?Your home insurance company dumped you. Now what?
Climate

It’s getting harder to protect your home from climate risk. Here are some things you can do.

By Umair Irfan
Unexplainable
Did trees kill the world?Did trees kill the world?
Podcast
Unexplainable

An ancient forest once tipped our planet’s climate into chaos.

By Meradith Hoddinott
Future Perfect
The misleading, wasteful way we measure gas mileage, explainedThe misleading, wasteful way we measure gas mileage, explained
Future Perfect

And how to measure fuel economy better.

By David Zipper
Enormes serpientes invasoras andan sueltas en Puerto Rico
Down to Earth

Las mascotas fugitivas, y posiblemente algunas escapadas del zoológico, han llegado por casi toda la isla. Es una catástrofe en ciernes.

By Benji Jones
Massive invasive snakes are on the loose and spreading in Puerto Rico
Down to Earth

Runaway pets — and possibly some zoo escapees — have fueled the spread of invasive snakes across the island. It’s an environmental catastrophe in the making.

By Benji Jones
The end of coral reefs as we know them
Down to Earth

Years ago, scientists made a devastating prediction about the ocean. Now it’s unfolding.

By Benji Jones
Climate
How to prepare for another season of wildfire smokeHow to prepare for another season of wildfire smoke
Climate

Wildfire smoke can be hazardous, but there’s a lot you can do to protect yourself.

By Li Zhou
Climate
Why is Biden blocking the cheapest, most popular EVs in the world?Why is Biden blocking the cheapest, most popular EVs in the world?
Climate

Biden is acting like he hates the Chinese more than he likes the climate.

By Dylan Matthews
Climate
Something weird is happening with tornadoesSomething weird is happening with tornadoes
Climate

Tornado season is changing. That could have major consequences.

By Li Zhou
Climate
Why Japan is struggling to kick its coal dependencyWhy Japan is struggling to kick its coal dependency
Climate

If a wealthy, advanced economy is having a hard time getting off coal, what does it mean for the rest of the world?

By Umair Irfan
Today, Explained newsletter
North America’s biggest city is running out of waterNorth America’s biggest city is running out of water
Today, Explained newsletter

Mexico City is staring down a water crisis. It won’t be the last city to do so.

By Caroline Houck
Science
Your guide to 2024’s rare cicadapocalypseYour guide to 2024’s rare cicadapocalypse
Science

In forests across the United States, two “broods,” of these noisy insects will crawl out from their underground dwellings to sprout wings, mate, lay eggs, and die.

By Vox Staff
Science
Watch Sir David Attenborough seduce a cicada with the snap of his fingersWatch Sir David Attenborough seduce a cicada with the snap of his fingers
Science

How to summon a cicada.

By Brian Resnick and Benji Jones
Down to Earth
A rare burst of billions of cicadas will rewire our ecosystems for years to comeA rare burst of billions of cicadas will rewire our ecosystems for years to come
Down to Earth

The arrival of Brood XIX and Brood XIII will send shockwaves through forest food webs.

By Benji Jones
Future Perfect
How the world wastes hundreds of billions of meals in a year, in three chartsHow the world wastes hundreds of billions of meals in a year, in three charts
Future Perfect

Think twice before throwing out your leftovers.

By Sam Delgado
How rioting farmers unraveled Europe’s ambitious climate plan
Future Perfect

Road-clogging, manure-dumping farmers reveal the paradox at the heart of EU agriculture.

By Jan Dutkiewicz
Climate
How La Niña will shape heat and hurricanes this yearHow La Niña will shape heat and hurricanes this year
Climate

Climate change and the outgoing El Niño will likely ignite more weather extremes.

By Umair Irfan
The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with ridiculously large cars
Future Perfect

Dangerous, polluting SUVs and pickups took over America. Lawmakers are partly to blame.

By David Zipper
Science
We could be heading into the hottest summer of our livesWe could be heading into the hottest summer of our lives
Science

High temperatures across the US have the potential to increase risks for drought, wildfires, and hurricanes.

By Li Zhou
Climate
We might be closer to changing course on climate change than we realizedWe might be closer to changing course on climate change than we realized
Climate

Greenhouse gas emissions might have already peaked. Now they need to fall — fast.

By Umair Irfan
Health
Bird flu in cows — and now in milk. How worried should we be?Bird flu in cows — and now in milk. How worried should we be?
Health

The detection of bird flu in cows and the commercial milk supply raises new concerns about the risks to public health.

By Kenny Torrella and Benji Jones
Future Perfect
The meat industry’s war on wildlifeThe meat industry’s war on wildlife
Future Perfect

Your taxes fund an obscure government program that kills millions of wild animals to benefit Big Ag.

By Kenny Torrella
Climate change is disrupting our sense of home
Home Planet

As disasters displace more people around the world, our connection to place becomes more tenuous.

By Paige Vega
The unexpected joy of the Squirrel Census
Home Planet

How a neighborhood project to count squirrels bound me to my wild kin.

By Keren Landman, MD
I gave up meat and gained so much more
Home Planet

The delightful abundance of going vegan.

By Marina Bolotnikova and Christine Mi
The indoorsy person’s guide to the great outdoors
Home Planet

Nature is for everyone. Here’s how to enjoy it, no matter where you live.

By Benji Jones and Allie Volpe
Our appliances are more efficient than ever. Why doesn’t it feel like it?
Home Planet

You actually can use less energy and have more convenience in your home.

By Umair Irfan
My adult kids found themselves in nature. Will my youngest lose herself in her phone?
Home Planet

My 12-year-old daughter will inherit a warmer world — and, I fear, a lonelier one.

By Tracy Ross
Climate
Home PlanetHome Planet
Climate

Stories that celebrate life on Earth and deeper ways of connecting with our shared home.

By Shira Tarlo
Most people are disgusted by these animals. These New Yorkers are filling their homes with them.
Home Planet

In NYC, many wildlife rehabbers see pests as part of a thriving urban ecosystem.

By Benji Jones
Is the Earth itself a giant living creature?
Home Planet

An old, much-ridiculed hypothesis said yes. It’s time to take it seriously.

By Brian Resnick
Down to Earth
Many coral reefs are dying. This one is exploding with life.Many coral reefs are dying. This one is exploding with life.
Down to Earth

Scientists have declared a mass global bleaching event. But some reefs are still hanging on — and even thriving.

By Benji Jones
Politics
What to do if you’re worried about “forever chemicals” in your drinking waterWhat to do if you’re worried about “forever chemicals” in your drinking water
Politics

A new EPA rule imposes federal regulations for the first time. Here’s what you can do on your own.

By Li Zhou