Explainer

Prevention is the best medicine for this tick-borne disease—but we’ve got our work cut out for us.

Our lawyers are going after the administration’s outright illegal actions.

Before a president auctions off U.S. coastlines to oil companies, he has to ask state governors, Congress, local businesses, and you. Here’s how Trump is ignoring that process—and how it’s endangering coastal communities.

As temperatures rise, mosquitoes and ticks thrive. And so do the diseases they carry.

From fisticuffs to force-feeding—a history of the fight for women's rights.

Coal can never be king, even if Scott Pruitt plays the joker.

From undersea coral canyons to deep northern woods, these seven places deserve to be part of the president’s legacy.

Can President Obama finally end the debate over drilling in northeastern Alaska?

Protecting umbrella species can help conservationists get the most bang for their bucks.

These toxic chemicals are so common in consumer products and manufacturing that they’re practically everywhere—including inside our bodies.