Unchecked development is rapidly dismantling the life-support system for the entire North Indian subcontinent.

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As we prepare to look for life in other solar systems, we should also look inward at what we’re doing to our home planet.

Aquaculture is not the sustainable or ethical solution to food insecurity that industry or governments claim, nor is it a ...

When we write about insects, we’re not just reporting on science. We’re inviting people to slow down, to observe and to ...

Mona Shomali is an Iranian American author, artist, and environmental professional. Her career began as a case researcher for ...

Social Darwinists use “survival of the fittest” as an excuse to privatize land or remove the social safety net. But that ...

Ever wonder what the difference is between fungi and mushrooms? Think of fungi as the larger main organisms, and mushrooms as ...

Nicole Williams is an environmental writer, specializing in PFAS contamination and climate change issues. Her work has appeared in Undark and Inside Climate News. Williams and her co-authors’ ...

It’s time to rethink the American lawn: a landscaping default that sucks up money, water, chemicals, and time.

The National Environmental Policy Act makes government decisions better and more democratic, despite what critics claim. Suppose a friend calls you up and says he wants you to invest a million dollars ...