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A climate scientist criticized his own study. Is he a hero or a villain?
Patrick Brown is trying to tell a complicated story about climate change. Many don't want to hear it.
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![digital photo collage of a plant with different types of cheese growing on it instead of vegetables]()
Vegan cheese that tastes like cheese? These startups may have cracked the code.
Next-generation cheese makers are using precision fermentation and AI to pursue the final frontier in plant-based foods.
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How the 2024 Paris Olympics handled the heat — and didn’t
The summer games can't compete with rising temperatures. Here's what that means for the future of the Olympics.
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![Kaliko smiles wearing a lei on a sunny day outside Iolani Palace in Honolulu.]()
Indigenous youth are at the center of major climate lawsuits. Here’s why they’re suing.
"If I don't do it, who will?"
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![A still from the 2024 film 'Twisters' shows Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones standing in front of a gas station.]()
![A still from the 2024 film 'Twisters' shows Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones standing in front of a gas station.]()
‘Twisters’ is a climate movie, but not a very good one
The summer blockbuster raises big questions about climate adaptation. It just doesn’t have good answers.
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How Octavia Butler’s 1993 book ‘Parable of the Sower’ predicted our climate reality
Set in 2024, the sci-fi classic shows an America ravaged by climate change. Here's what the book got right — and what we can learn from it.
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Meet the jacked vegan strength athletes defying stereotypes
These powerlifters and strongmen are lifting heavier weights with a diet that's lighter on the planet.
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How the last queen of Hawaiʻi is influencing the debate over deep-sea mining
As the U.N. weighs ocean floor mining, Hawai'i just banned the practice.
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Barbara Kingsolver on climate change: ‘Words are what I have to offer’
The novelist explains why she wrote a pledge for the American Climate Corps.
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![A vegan kale Caesar salad dropped with croutons and shaved and grated vegan cheese sits on a plate on a wire rack.]()
![A vegan kale Caesar salad dropped with croutons and shaved and grated vegan cheese sits on a plate on a wire rack.]()
No Parm, no problem: How modern chefs are veganizing the Caesar salad
On its 100th birthday, the Caesar is still king of salads — even without the cheese, anchovies, and egg.
