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Meet the EPA’s new Choose Your Own Adventure! regulation for car pollution

By Umair Irfan

Future Perfect

Why did geologists reject the “Anthropocene” epoch? It’s not rock science.

By Sigal Samuel

Future Perfect

The next big climate deadline is for meat and dairy

By Kenny Torrella

Japan’s cherry blossoms are a marker of natural time — and how climate change is altering it

By Bryan Walsh March 19

Can we protect and profit from the oceans?

By Julieta Cardenas March 18

Many coral reefs are dying. This one is exploding with life.

By Benji Jones March 14

The tropical disease that’s suddenly everywhere

By Dylan Scott March 14

Are we breaking the Atlantic Ocean?

By Brian Resnick March 13

Biden isn’t advertising America’s record oil boom

By Nicole Narea March 13

Spring is here very early. That’s not good.

By Li Zhou March 12

Why New York is suing the world’s biggest meat company

By Jan Dutkiewicz March 8

Does climate change trigger earthquakes?

By Paige Vega March 8

Groceries are expensive, but without these furry predators they could get even pricier

By Benji Jones March 6

To save these iconic sea creatures in Florida, scientists are throwing them a sex party

By Benji Jones March 5

Why is Biden blocking the cheapest, most popular EVs in the world?

By Dylan Matthews March 4

Texas fires happen in the winter. Just never at this scale before.

By Umair Irfan February 29

This chart of ocean temperatures should really scare you

By Benji Jones February 28

Winter heat waves are now a thing. Here’s how to make sense of them.

By Umair Irfan February 27

11 Updates

What’s happening to our winters?

By Vox Staff February 27

Is oat milk unhealthy? That’s the wrong question.

By Benji Jones February 25

We know how to save these beloved endangered whales. Yet we’re mindlessly killing them.

By Benji Jones February 22

Why you probably shouldn’t blow up a pipeline

By Eric Levitz February 21

Carmakers pumped the brakes on hybrid cars too soon

By Umair Irfan February 14

Scientists strapped cameras to a bunch of polar bears. The footage is breathtaking — and alarming.

By Benji Jones February 13

Beware: A cheese crisis looms

By Benji Jones February 10

2023 was the hottest year on record. It also pushed the world over a dangerous line.

By Umair Irfan February 8

What to do when you’re completely overwhelmed by climate anxiety

By Allie Volpe February 8

The Earth is getting greener. Hurray?

By Benji Jones February 7

How California’s torrential, life-threatening storms got so bad

By Umair Irfan February 6

This camel has a very important job

By Miles W. Griffis February 2

The US uses endangered monkeys to test drugs. This law could free them.

By Dayton Martindale January 31

The great American natural gas reckoning is upon us

By Umair Irfan January 30

Bats have a unique superpower. Climate change is turning it into a liability.

By Benji Jones and Kimberly Mas January 30

Surprise! There’s a reason to be (cautiously) optimistic about the climate.

By Jonquilyn Hill January 24

Hawaii’s out-of-control, totally bizarre fight over stray cats

By Benji Jones January 24

Your home’s cleaner, better heating system comes with one major cost

By Umair Irfan January 23

Why have our winters gotten so weird?

By Umair Irfan January 19

Something weird is happening to these Alpine goats. Scientists say it’s an ominous sign.

By Benji Jones January 17

Should we cut down trees to save them? The answer is complicated.

By Benji Jones January 12

The Supreme Court cases asking the justices to put themselves in charge of everything, explained

By Ian Millhiser January 10

How 7 scientists feel after the hottest year on record

By Umair Irfan December 27, 2023

Feeling a strange sadness over losing snow? That might be solastalgia.

By Anna North December 21, 2023

The greenwashing of wool, explained

By Marina Bolotnikova December 21, 2023

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