Earth
The most powerful images of the natural world from 2024
A large number of damaging and deadly hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, wildfires, floods and droughts this year were photographed from land, air and space
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Environment
Unified approach could improve nature, climate and health all at once
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Earth
Supersized snowflakes: A scientific quest to make enormous snow
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Environment
After another dire year for the environment, here’s to better times
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Physics
Science can be our trusty shield in a time of deepening crises
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Environment
The bizarre story of a rodent utopia that predicted doom for humanity
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Environment
How a plan to make the world’s largest snowflake was humbled by nature
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Environment
To fix the world’s problems, we need both optimism and pessimism
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Technology
The forgotten civil engineer with a vision we could all learn from
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Environment
Images reveal how climate change is upending life in Morocco’s oases
The climate crisis is shriveling lush oases in the desert, threatening precious ecosystems and ways of life
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Environment
What will it take to solve our planet’s plastic pollution crisis?
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Environment
Vaclav Smil’s take on how to feed future populations has one big flaw
Culture
Environment
Mayors are the leaders we need to help fight climate change
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Environment
Extreme heat is now making cities unlivable. How can we survive it?
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