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![Three petri dishes — one shaped like a house — containing bacteria]()
![Three petri dishes — one shaped like a house — containing bacteria]()
Scientists are looking for CO2-gobbling microbes in extreme environments — like your home
How the microorganisms lurking in your dishwasher could turn out to be climate superstars.
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![A construction crew erects concrete buildings in New Clark City, a climate-resilient city the Philippine government is building north of Manila.]()
![A construction crew erects concrete buildings in New Clark City, a climate-resilient city the Philippine government is building north of Manila.]()
The promises and challenges of the Philippines’ new climate-resilient city
New Clark City is being built from scratch to withstand extreme weather. Will it be a beacon of hope or a greenwashed illusion?
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People are flocking to Florida. Will there be enough water for them?
Climate change, a development boom, and overexploitation of groundwater are draining the Sunshine State.
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![Dreamy illustration of green crop fields overlayed with two cloudy figures in an embrace]()
![Dreamy illustration of green crop fields overlayed with two cloudy figures in an embrace]()
Meet Me Under the Molokhia
A seed researcher meets a mysterious spirit in the field, leaving both with a choice about where they will call home.
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A filing error put more than 90,000 acres of Yakama Nation land in the hands of Washington state
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Indigenous people defending their land face a disproportionate share of violence and threats
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This Indigenous attorney is fighting for climate justice in the world’s highest court
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The Philippines is going all-in on transition minerals and endangering Indigenous lands
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Expecting worse: Giving birth on a planet in crisis
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![Oil pump jacks at the Elk Hills oil field in Kern County, California.]()
Inside a California oil town’s divisive plan to survive the energy transition
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![Collage featuring warehouse worker carrying cardboard box off-gassing ethylene oxide]()
An invisible chemical is poisoning thousands of unsuspecting warehouse workers
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![Collage of farmworkers carrying produce, snippets of a dollar bill, and tomatoes — all centered around an empty dinner plate]()
The people who feed America are going hungry
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![illustration in the style of WPA posters of 3 electricians with electric bolts above them; a heat pump and solar panels in the background]()
To get off fossil fuels, America is going to need a lot more electricians
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![Senator Debbie Stabenow speaks with an aide before a committee meeting]()
The Senate’s new farm bill would prioritize the climate. Too bad it’s basically doomed.
More climate fiction
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![Illustration shows a man with his arm around the waist of a humanoid android. They stand on a balcony looking out over a city skyline.]()
![Illustration shows a man with his arm around the waist of a humanoid android. They stand on a balcony looking out over a city skyline.]()
Last Tuesday, for Eternity
What happens when an android making good on a pledge to return to the earth suddenly falls in love?
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![Illustration of an elderly woman sitting on a mechanical dugong in the water. She wears elaborate armor and holds a spear, waiting to attack a large trawler ship.]()
![Illustration of an elderly woman sitting on a mechanical dugong in the water. She wears elaborate armor and holds a spear, waiting to attack a large trawler ship.]()
Mousedeer Versus the Ghost Ships
When automated ships threaten their recovering ecosystem, it falls to Ah Ma and the crew of the Mousedeer to fight back.
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![Illustration showing a person's hands doing a needlepoint of a pod of whales. The whales seem to be swimming off the surface of the needlepoint.]()
![Illustration showing a person's hands doing a needlepoint of a pod of whales. The whales seem to be swimming off the surface of the needlepoint.]()
A Eulogy for Each and Every End
An apprentice undertaker learns the art of death and dying.
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![Illustration shows a tan pickup truck driving on a mountain road in the pouring rain, accompanied by a small drone flying overhead]()
![Illustration shows a tan pickup truck driving on a mountain road in the pouring rain, accompanied by a small drone flying overhead]()
Our Continuity, Each of Us Raindrops
Two brothers embark on a perilous journey to document endangered species, and instead find a different way to change the world.
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An early-life wildfire exposure sickened these monkeys for decades
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The Gulf Coast is home to one of the last healthy coral reefs. It’s surrounded by oil.
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Nature can’t run without parasites. What happens when they start to disappear?
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How efforts to protect an Indigenous oasis almost led to its demise
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![Illustration of two young people lying in a canoe floating on the water. A green sprouting plant is in the corner of the canoe and reflections of buildlings are visible in the water. Their clothes are ragged and dirty, but their faces are serene and content.]()
![Illustration of two young people lying in a canoe floating on the water. A green sprouting plant is in the corner of the canoe and reflections of buildlings are visible in the water. Their clothes are ragged and dirty, but their faces are serene and content.]()
Plantains in Heaven
In an abandoned London hotel, a plant from another time sprouts.
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![Illustration shows a human figure laying in a curled position, surrounded by colorful butterflies and vines.]()
![Illustration shows a human figure laying in a curled position, surrounded by colorful butterflies and vines.]()
Tangles in the Weave
The time for Ever’s metamorphosis has arrived.
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![Illustration is a backdrop of palm trees and lightning with driving rain. An inset box shows a family sitting together by candlelight. An older woman rests her head on the shoulder of a man. A woman reads to a young girl. In the foreground, a young woman looks out of frame.]()
![Illustration is a backdrop of palm trees and lightning with driving rain. An inset box shows a family sitting together by candlelight. An older woman rests her head on the shoulder of a man. A woman reads to a young girl. In the foreground, a young woman looks out of frame.]()
The Isle of Beautiful Waters
Storytelling traditions connect a Caribbean family as they prepare to shelter from an oncoming storm.
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![Illustration shows an Asian woman and a Latino man wearing dirt-covered work clothes, looking into each other's eyes. They are standing in a shed filled with round trays of green leaves and white worms, and white moths fly around their heads.]()
![Illustration shows an Asian woman and a Latino man wearing dirt-covered work clothes, looking into each other's eyes. They are standing in a shed filled with round trays of green leaves and white worms, and white moths fly around their heads.]()
The Ones Left Behind
In the backroom of a Sichuan restaurant, Grace tends to the family’s legacy and discovers a new beginning.
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