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![A collage of many young people's headshots on a green and yellow striped background]()
![A collage of many young people's headshots on a green and yellow striped background]()
From Australia to the Arctic, young Indigenous changemakers speak out
"When we listen to the land, the land will listen to us. It's a language. Climate change is creating a language barrier."
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![A small child is seen from behind, talking to a female doctor wearing a face mask. Her mother stands nearby.]()
![A small child is seen from behind, talking to a female doctor wearing a face mask. Her mother stands nearby.]()
Pediatricians say climate conversations should be part of any doctor’s visit
From low birth weight to wildfire smoke, kids can bear the brunt of climate change.
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![Cup of coffee with ceramic pourover surrounded by chickpeas, date and date seeds, and chicory root]()
![Cup of coffee with ceramic pourover surrounded by chickpeas, date and date seeds, and chicory root]()
The best coffee for the planet might not be coffee at all
Climate change is coming for your morning joe. Startups are betting that substitutes made out of date seeds and chickpeas are the answer.
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![Digital collage of brain with brain coral on top half and clown fish swimming above]()
![Digital collage of brain with brain coral on top half and clown fish swimming above]()
Climate change is rewiring fish brains — and probably ours, too
Acidifying oceans are leading to sensory loss in fish. Scientists fear people might be next.
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![Solar panel on patch of flowers and grass with large circular shadow on the panels]()
![Solar panel on patch of flowers and grass with large circular shadow on the panels]()
What the eclipse reveals about the progress and shortfalls of US energy
When an eclipse blocks out the sun, we get a glimpse of how our grid uses fossil fuels to compensate — and a future where it won't have to.
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![Collage with H is for Hope book cover and a photo of the author Elizabeth Kolbert]()
![Collage with H is for Hope book cover and a photo of the author Elizabeth Kolbert]()
Elizabeth Kolbert wants us to rethink the stories we tell about climate change
In "H Is for Hope," Kolbert explores the contradictions of a global problem, from A to Z.
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![A row of secondhand formal dresses hang on a clothing rack in a store.]()
![A row of secondhand formal dresses hang on a clothing rack in a store.]()
At prom, fast fashion slows down
A Michigan high school shows how style and sustainability can mix at prom.
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![Man looks at refinery in distance]()
![Man looks at refinery in distance]()
Why is the idea of the Anthropocene so contentious?
The question of whether humans created a new epoch has been stirring up drama for almost 25 years.
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![Four Black dancers with the Gallery of the Streets troupe dance in front of a repaired levee in New Orleans, Louisiana.]()
![Four Black dancers with the Gallery of the Streets troupe dance in front of a repaired levee in New Orleans, Louisiana.]()
As climate change fractures communities, folklorists help stitch them back together
From Appalachia to the Bayou to the desert Southwest, here's how culture can teach us about adapting to a warmer world.
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Talking about climate change can be awkward. Just ask Tim Robinson.
Does cringe comedy have anything to teach climate scientists?
