These photos force you to look the victims of climate change in the eye
A California condor at the Phoenix Zoo. This bird was brought in after dislocating its right wing at the wrist after flying into the Navajo Bridge in Northern Arizona. Once down to just 18 individuals...
View ArticleThe skyscrapers of the future could be built with the garbage of today
The River Beech Tower, a conceptual design for a wood skyscraper in downtown Chicago. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat The home of the future won’t look like The Jetsons. It won’t come...
View ArticleCooking With Seaweed
Seaweed is the little green plant that can save our planet. It’s a high quality source of protein, its cultivation doesn’t take up agricultural land, and it hardly uses any fresh water. As the climate...
View ArticleClimate Change Is Knocking On The Door Of Our Urban Fortresses
From historic flooding to the northward march of Zika-infected mosquitoes, climate risks are affecting the United States, but how prepared are local governments for such threats? Not very, according...
View ArticleFrom Seaweed Spaghetti To ‘Weed Cookies
Seaweed is an acquired taste. However, rich in nutrients and cheap to produce, it could replace carbon-intensive foods on menus everywhere. With that in mind, Lisette Kreischer and Marcel Schuttelaar...
View ArticleSilkpunk Sci-Fi Author Ken Liu Talks Fantasy, Technology and the Future of...
Ken Liu, author of the Dandelion Dynasty series, is one of the leading new voices in science fiction. His worlds are teeming with airships and submarines crafted from silk, sinew and feather. Liu...
View ArticleWhile Preserved for Generations, Yellowstone is Not Protected From a Changing...
When considering how to celebrate Yellowstone and the National Parks Centennial, National Geographic reached out to award-winning writer David Quammen. The author of ten books and a columnist for...
View ArticleIf People Were Cockroaches, Adapting to Climate Change Would Be Easy
As the planet warms, insects will migrate into new habitats and environments as they adapt. However, the cockroach is already among the most adapted animals on the planet—will it weather climate...
View ArticleCitizen Scientist: Searching for Heroes and Hope in an Age of Extinction
Citizen Scientist Pexels Science is built from observations, and for a subject as vast as global climate, there is no way for any one researcher — or team — to gather all the information alone. More...
View ArticleThe Wondrous World of Roald Dahl’s Imagination
Roald Dahl created some of the most iconic, beautifully strange worlds in children’s literature — just think “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” or “James and the Giant Peach.” In this exclusive Q+A,...
View ArticleDemocratizing Science
Democratizing Science Pexels From tracking migrating birds to monitoring changes in weather and climate, there are only so many data points a scientist can collect. To boost their reach, many...
View ArticleAre jellyfish going to take over the ocean?
Jellyfish have been around for half a billion years, and they’re flourishing. While beautiful, they pose a tremendous threat to people and property, and warming waters are helping spawn enormous...
View ArticleUnder the Shroud of Mt. Pinatubo’s Massive Climate Impact
When Mt. Pinatubo erupted in 1991, it was a truly catastrophic event. Its gasses spread across the globe, and led to measurable cooling. Recently, climate scientist John Fasullo and his colleagues...
View ArticleWhat “The Oracle of Oil” Could Teach a Warming World
Visionary geologist M. King Hubbert met both ridicule and praise for investigating the reality of “peak oil” and the ever-shrinking supply of traditional energy sources. It’s a complex tale that Mason...
View ArticleMad About Climate Denial
In their new book, The Madhouse Effect, renowned climate scientist Michael Mann and Washington Post cartoonist Tom Toles dive into the science and politics of global warming. The authors sat down with...
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