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corn maze with Einstein's face and spiral galaxy

Introduction: Bringing the world’s food production in line with global climate goals

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Special Topics

climate protests COP28

We cannot afford another lost year for food and climate action

By Emile Frison | Climate Change, Special Topics

polar bear plastics

The heat is on: Earth Day 2024 puts spotlight on plastics

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change

The underwater Amazon: Kelp forests are crucial to the fight against climate change. Here’s how they could be saved.

By Paul Tullis | Climate Change, Investigative Reporting

Wonder in the time of climate crisis

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change

Patagonian paradise lost? The environmental hazards of farming fish in a warming world

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change

Scientists identify over 5,000 new species at future deep-sea mining site

By Karen McVeigh | Climate Change

Showdown in Dixie Valley: Battle over geothermal project pits tiny toad against renewable energy

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change, Investigative Reporting

Obama walks with two park rangers

When it comes to climate crisis, Obama’s new nature doc has no bite

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change

A bee on a flower

Latest buzz: rare bees essential part of diverse, resilient ecosystems

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change

Hawksbill turtle floats above an Indian Ocean coral reef in the Maldives. Nearly half of the live coral cover on reefs has been lost in the past 150 years, and coral reefs are particularly vulnerable to climate change. Credit: Andrey Armyagov/Shutterstock

UN report: Nature is going downhill. Fast.

By Dawn Stover | Climate Change, What We’re Reading

Plum pox resistant plums, created by genetic engineering.

What’s cooking for climate change? Techno-fixing dinner for 10 billion

By Pat Mooney | Biosecurity, Disruptive Technologies, Synthetic biology