Down to Earth
The biodiversity crisis, explained
The secret to wombat poop, how skies turn orange, and what a cold ocean blob could mean for the climate.
Scientists are probing its depths. So are commercial fisheries.
Buried in mud for millennia, some of the hulking kauri trees in rural Northland are portals to the past, present, and future of Earth’s climate.
Giving up seafood isn’t the best way to save the oceans.
Four new hunting bills in the Big Sky State are reigniting a centuries-old debate.
The goal to protect 30 percent of the Earth is more arbitrary than you might think.
Why a reporting initiative on the science, politics, and economics of an ecological catastrophe is so badly needed.
Which animals can catch Covid-19, which can’t — and why it matters.
The Brazil nut tree plays a critical role in the global climate and weather across South America. Deforestation is putting it all at risk.
Indonesia’s mangroves are an incredibly effective tool against climate change — but they’re being cut down to grow shrimp and palm oil for you.
Afrormosia is a gorgeous, resilient giant of the Congo Basin that’s edging closer to extinction.
But can we protect them?