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![digital collage of a hand dropping seeds with palm trees on each side and cutouts of the Earth and green wheat stalks]()
![digital collage of a hand dropping seeds with palm trees on each side and cutouts of the Earth and green wheat stalks]()
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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![Illustration of a female weightlifter surrounded by vegetables and lifting two giant pieces of tofu]()
![Illustration of a female weightlifter surrounded by vegetables and lifting two giant pieces of tofu]()
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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![Dozens gather to protest deep-sea mining in Hawaii in December 2023.]()
![Dozens gather to protest deep-sea mining in Hawaii in December 2023.]()
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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![Author Barbara Kingsolver on a light green background with lighter green words behind her]()
![Author Barbara Kingsolver on a light green background with lighter green words behind her]()
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.
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![The cover of The Great River, a new book by journalist Boyce Upholt about the Mississippi River, and a photograph of the author.]()
![The cover of The Great River, a new book by journalist Boyce Upholt about the Mississippi River, and a photograph of the author.]()
Downstream effects: The cautionary tale of the Mississippi River
A new book tells the modern history of the "Big Muddy" as a tragedy wrought by colonial hubris.
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![Animation of an infinite zoom through layers of recycling symbols]()
![Animation of an infinite zoom through layers of recycling symbols]()
How the recycling symbol lost its meaning
Corporations sold Americans on the chasing arrows — while stripping the logo of its worth.
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![A black and white photo of two women posed looking to the side and forward in front of a patterned curtain]()
![A black and white photo of two women posed looking to the side and forward in front of a patterned curtain]()
What is LaToya Ruby Frazier trying to show us?
The photographer’s fight against environmental injustice and historical erasure, one frame at a time.
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![Pacific Islanders in traditional outfits performing at an arts festival]()
![Pacific Islanders in traditional outfits performing at an arts festival]()
A rare celebration of Indigenous Pacific cultures underscores the cost of climate change
The festival highlights a cultural scene that is threatened by rising seas and dangerous storms.
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Cicadas à la carte? Here’s why it’s so hard to get Americans to eat bugs.
Edible insects could decarbonize America's food system. But lobbyists, conspiracy theories, and your "ick" factor stand in the way.
