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As the world warms, the risk of snakebites is rising

Millions of people are bitten by snakes every year. Climate change is increasing human-snake encounters, even as many countries remain ill-equipped to treat victims.

Rebecca L. Root International June 23, 2026

As the world warms, the risk of snakebites is rising

On a humid Thursday morning, the Ramathibodi Poison Center in Bangkok thrums with activity. Four staff members field roughly 130...

How can you tell if soil is healthy? Just listen to it.

First-of-its-kind research shows how "ecoacoustics" can help scientists monitor the health of soils — using underground critter concerts.

Ayurella Horn-Muller Science August 20, 2024

A ship approaches several large ring-like structures used for fish farming in the middle of a blue body of water

The world is farming more seafood than it catches. Is that a good thing?

Both aquaculture and fisheries have environmental and climate impacts — and they overlap more than you'd think.

Frida Garza Food and Agriculture June 14, 2024

A book cover with the words 'Overshoot' on it. Behind it is a graph going up from left to right and changing color from blue to red.

How the world gave up on 1.5 degrees

A decade after the Paris Agreement, Andreas Malm and Wim Carton trace how we've kept on with business as usual.

Lylla Younes Economics November 24, 2024

Climate activists, one of whom is carrying a picket reading, "Redistribute wealth now," from the Just Stop Oil coalition march in London in October, 2022.

A majority of people around the world support a carbon tax — even if they’re paying it

Even in the U.S., where the policy was least popular, half of those surveyed said they'd support a climate tax that redistributes wealth.

Sophie Hurwitz Climate June 20, 2025

Park ranger examines burn scars on sequoia

Trump takes aim at the people who protect national parks from climate change

After mass firings and rehiring, thousands of federal employees are bracing for deeper cuts — just as wildfires, floods, and rising temperatures threaten national parks.

Twilight Greenaway Politics April 2, 2025

People on a dark street wait in line behind a food stand illuminated by a fluorescent light. The server wears a festive hat

Another year, more power outages in Puerto Rico

Unstable electricity is a fact of life on the island, where privatization, underinvestment, and climate change leave the grid at constant risk of collapse.

Gautama Mehta Energy January 13, 2025

Landfills leak methane with impunity, new research shows

“Something is wrong with the system.”

Naveena Sadasivam Regulation May 21, 2024

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As the world warms, the risk of snakebites is rising

As the world warms, the risk of snakebites is rising

How can you tell if soil is healthy? Just listen to it.

The world is farming more seafood than it catches. Is that a good thing?

How the world gave up on 1.5 degrees

A majority of people around the world support a carbon tax — even if they’re paying it

Trump takes aim at the people who protect national parks from climate change

Another year, more power outages in Puerto Rico

Landfills leak methane with impunity, new research shows