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A blurry image of a line of people wading through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Beaumont Place, Houston, Texas, 2017

1.5 Degrees of Global Warming—Are We There Yet?

ExplainerUnited States, InternationalMolly Bergen
Here’s where the world stands in its fight against climate change. The end goal remains the same.
Jane Martin with the nebulizer and medications she uses at her home in Gloster, Mississippi, on September 20, 2025.

A Small Town in Mississippi Battles the International Biomass Industry

DispatchMississippi, United KingdomClara Chaisson
When the Drax wood pellet plant came to Gloster, reports of lung disease soon followed.
A woman prepares homemade spaghetti in a kitchen using bamboo tongs.

Is Bamboo Always Sustainable?

ExplainerUnited StatesShelia Hu
This versatile plant is popping up in more and more consumer products, but when it comes to eco-friendly shopping, the details matter.

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How Many Ways Can Ice Melt?

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
A new study shows how little we know about ice ages, warm periods, and what happens in between.

Let the Bustards Be

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
A new study says captive breeding programs often do endangered species more harm than good.

Has ALEC Lost Its Touch?

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
The supposedly powerful conservative organization is on a serious losing streak.

Monkey See, Monkey Flu

ExplainerInternationalBrian Palmer
By destroying primate habitat in Malaysia, we are exposing ourselves to a rare and dangerous form of malaria.

A Horny Issue

Latest NewsUnited StatesAlisa Opar
To try and curb demand for black-market rhino horn, a bioengineering startup is making 3-D substitutes.

A Year Without Snow

DispatchWestBrooke Jarvis
Want to know what difference a few degrees can make as the climate warms? Look no further than the West’s critical and vanishing snowpack.

Flexing Their Mussel

DispatchOhio, MidwestSusan Cosier
The bivalves that ate the Great Lakes are fueling toxic algal blooms, too. Can’t we get rid of them already?

Ready, Fire, Aim

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is killing thousands of cormorants without even considering the ethics.

School Scandal

Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
In states whose economic engines run on dirty fuel, teaching kids about climate change is under new attack.

Sea Change

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Global warming could condense three million years of changes in the oceans into less than one century.

The Hole Picture

Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson
This is how big the ozone hole would be if we hadn’t phased out CFCs.

Hot in Hyderabad

ExplainerIndiaBrian Palmer
Your questions about the Indian heat wave, answered.

A Variation Variable

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Unraveling the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation will help us better understand climate change.