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cows in Switzerland against mountains

Does ‘net zero’ mean zero cows?

By John Lynch, Raymond Pierrehumbert | Climate Change, Special Topics

early botanical illustration of breadfruit

What if potatoes grew on trees? An interview with the Breadfruit Institute’s Diane Ragone

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Special Topics

Video: Why you should be more worried about kelp

By Erik English | Climate Change

To prevent global catastrophe, governments must first admit there’s a problem

By Rumtin Sepasspour, Courtney Tee | Disruptive Technologies

olivine in rock

Golden hydrogen—or fool’s gold?

By Eric McFarland | Climate Change

What in the world is weather whiplash?

By Jennifer A. Francis | Climate Change

2024 Doomsday Clock announcement

PRESS RELEASE: Doomsday Clock remains at 90 seconds to midnight

By Sarah Starkey | Doomsday Clock, What’s New at the Bulletin

Introduction: What you can do to turn back the hands of the Doomsday Clock

By Dan Drollette Jr | Biosecurity, Climate Change, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons, Special Topics

How my Gen Z students learned to start worrying and dismantle the Bomb

By Frida Berrigan | Nuclear Weapons, Special Topics

Climate change fueled a rise in rare disease outbreaks last year

By Zoya Teirstein | Biosecurity, Climate Change

The best multimedia stories of 2023

By Thomas Gaulkin, Erik English | Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Multimedia, Nuclear Risk, What We’re Reading

Italian utility in hot water for draining a picturesque lake to send water to Rome

By Gabriele Di Donfrancesco | Climate Change