One Man’s Trash . . .
Mining landfills for metals and energy
Anthropocene Stories
Picturing a Way Forward
Picturing a Way Forward
An interview with Kim Stanley Robinson: Climate change, science fiction, and our collective failure of imagination
Blurring Life’s Boundaries
Blurring Life’s Boundaries
Darwinian theory is based on the idea that heredity flows vertically, parent to offspring, and that life’s history has branched like a tree. Now we know otherwise: that the ‘tree' of life isn’t that simple.
After spending time around humans, animals lose their fear of predators
After spending time around humans, animals lose their fear of predators
This has implications for a number of conservation initiatives from reintroductions to ecotourism.
When You’re in a Carbon Hole Stop Digging
When You’re in a Carbon Hole Stop Digging
Here’s a coal retirement plan that doesn’t rely on uninvented technology or science-challenged leaders.
An Anthropocene Journey
An Anthropocene Journey
The word “anthropocene” has become the closest thing there is to common shorthand for this turbulent, momentous, unpredictable, hopeless, hopeful time—duration and scope still unknown
Milk Without the Cow. Eggs Without the Chicken.
Milk Without the Cow. Eggs Without the Chicken.
Yeast-derived “animal products” may soon be part of an environmentally balanced diet
How Much Energy Will the World Need?
How Much Energy Will the World Need?
Any climate plan that doesn’t consider this question is bound to fail.
The Great Decoupling
The Great Decoupling
The story of energy use, economic growth, and carbon emissions in four charts.