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What Threatened Lions Can Teach Us about the Circle of Life
On World Lion Day, it’s good to remember that there’s a global connectedness between ecosystems and the biodiversity they support
The Increasing Irrelevance of Climate Change Denial
Even if you don’t accept the science, you’ll need to deal with the consequences
A Bulwark against Reef Destruction in a Warming World
The island of Bonaire, in the Caribbean Sea, has been protecting its corals for decades
Confronting Flames, Floods and More in a Warming World
Communities are learning how to reshape landscapes ravaged by climate impacts
The Problem with Levees
They can be very valuable tools for managing flood risk—but we learned a century ago that relying on them exclusively won’t work
Lost Cities and Climate Change
Some people say “the climate has changed before,” as though that should be reassuring. It’s not
Climate Change? "Meh," Say Gentoo Penguins
Their ability to adapt can help guide how we respond to a warming world
How to Talk Effectively about Climate Change
Our conversations have been stuck, but a new book lays out a number of ways to get them flowing productively
Special Report: What's Next for the Arctic?
In 1894 John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh—who later went on to garner the 1904 Nobel Prize in Physics—penned an appreciation in Scientific American about the work of John Tyndall, an Irish physics professor, mathematician, geologist, atmospheric scientist, public lecturer and mountaineer...
How the Trump Administration Is Torpedoing Climate Science
One way is to attack the inconvenient truths in the authoritative National Climate Assessment
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