Environment

Science

“Forests Die Fast And Grow Slowly:” A Radical Experiment To Transplant A Forest Might Actually Work

ByJohn H. Tibbetts and Knowable Magazine
Science

“Brilliant Engineering:” The Untold Story Of Plastic And The Quest To Make It Sustainable

ByBoyce Upholt and Knowable Magazine
Review

Jesse Eisenberg's Weird New Sasquatch Movie is One of the Best Surprises of the Year

BySiddhant Adlakha
Landlocked

In Paraguay, cows offer a way out of poverty — and perhaps a greater peril

ByKlas Lundstrom and Fredrik Lerneryd
Future Earth 2021

Earth Day: To survive 100 more years, listen to these 10 young people

ByKayla Hui
Science

'Seaspiracy' fact check: An expert debunks the controversial Netflix doc

ByJake Kleinman
How to Save the Earth

Bill Gates is funding a controversial climate fix that could save the Earth — or doom it

ByAlexis Schwartz
Landlocked

The world is addicted to soy — in Paraguay, these farmers pay the ultimate price

ByKlas Lundstrom and Fredrik Lerneryd
Strategy

The surprising reason you should turn your webcam off during meetings

ByStephen J. Bronner
Dream Teams

Meet the team fighting to conserve our planet's future — one seed at a time

ByGrace Browne
Science

How one architect’s radical ideas about nature changed American cities forever

ByMaddie Bender
Video Games Issue 2021

The best Western RPG ever made has a surprising real-life benefit

ByTara Yarlagadda
Dream Teams

'A Perfect Planet' flamingos: The untold story behind that epic scene

ByRalph Jones
Hit the trail

The ultimate guide to winter hiking for a busy mind: 5 essential tips

ByStephen J. Bronner
Young Innovators

Meet the science fair kids making sunscreen environmentally friendly

BySofia Quaglia
Bio-Don't

Bio-Dome: How a '90s sci-fi comedy became one of the worst movies ever made

ByJon O'Brien
Longform

In wildfire country, PTSD dominates burned-out communities: “Nothing could go back to normal.”

ByTara Yarlagadda
Future Earth 2121

You need to watch the sci-fi movie that saved the whales for free online ASAP

ByRyan Britt
Car Review

F-150 Lightning Review: Why it’s the most important EV ever made

ByJordan Golson
Feature

What If You Could Become a Tree? This Start-Up Could Help You Do It

ByLindsay Lee Wallace
Future Earth 2121

The future of Earth is 5 other planets

ByJohn Wenz
Future Earth 2121

12 board games that fix the biggest problem with Settlers of Catan

ByTara Yarlagadda
Design

The Best Air Purifiers May Be Made From 2 Unusual House Plants

ByMichelle Mastro
Inverse Recommends

You need to watch the most underrated apocalypse movie on HBO Max ASAP

ByRafael Motamayor
Sound of science

Noise pollution: What the future of the cricket means for Earth's fate

ByTara Yarlagadda
Around the World

Undiscovered animals could be hiding in these 4 Earth locations

ByTara Yarlagadda
Spider

Why are these spiders so deadly to humans?

ByJoAnna Wendel
Ancient Oasis

Look: Ancient humans crossed this unlikely path for 400,000 years

ByJennifer Walter
Slither

Horny sea snakes are attacking divers because of this one trait

ByJennifer Walter
Hall of fame

2021 Nobel Prizes and beyond: 8 discoveries shaping the future of science

ByJennifer Walter
Creepy crawlers

Look: An ancient tomb is home to these thriving organisms

ByJennifer Walter
Salty secrets

Look: A vast reservoir of water has been hiding under Antarctic ice, researchers confirm

ByJennifer Walter
This week in science

NASA ends Geotail mission and more: Understand the world through 7 images

ByRobin Bea
Science

Can this bird self-medicate with plants to kill parasites? Researchers think so

ByJennifer Walter
Science

Amazing science photos of the week

ByJoAnna Wendel
oddball

Look: Ancient shrimp-like creature sheds light on an evolutionary mystery

ByJennifer Walter
Science

What is the Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone?

ByJoAnna Wendel
Forensics

How plants could help forensic scientists find human remains

ByJoAnna Wendel
Coral Reefs

Otherworldly images reveal coral skeleton-building

ByJoAnna Wendel
Heating up

Summer 2022: 3 U.S. states are most at risk for extreme temperature increases

ByJennifer Walter
Climate Crisis

Greeland’s sea level problem is rising -- study

ByJoAnna Wendel
animal crossing

Look: 8 animals will flourish thanks to the largest wildlife corridor in the world

ByJennifer Walter
Wakanda forever

Science explains how Wakanda really got all that vibranium

ByJoAnna Wendel
hot hot hot

Look: 5 charts reveal how hot 2022 was in new detail

ByJennifer Walter
Climate Crisis

Watch: Shocking footage shows 2 North Carolina homes claimed by rising seas

ByJennifer Walter
Souped-Up Snails

Look: A computer smaller than a penny solved an ecological mystery

ByJennifer Walter
Hot in Here

5 images reveal how the climate crisis will forever change national parks

ByJennifer Walter
Mysteries of the deep

Look: Scientists map Antarctica’s ocean depths in incredible detail

ByJennifer Walter
Science

Take a virtual tour of the darkest place in the world

ByRobin Bea
concrete jungle

Look: 10 jaw-dropping images reveal nature running wild in cities

ByJennifer Walter