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Food is a focal point for understanding broader environmental problems. In this podcast, we learn how food buyers are influenced in surprising ways.
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The Enduring Climate Legacy of Mauna Loa
Sixty years after a trailblazing climate scientist scaled its heights, the Hawaii-based observatory remains essential
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Americans Think National Parks Are Worth Way More Than We Spend On Them
An independent survey finds that although NPS’s annual budget is around $3 billion, Americans are willing to pay much more
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New Schemes Pay You to Save Species—But Will They Work?
Programs being set up in the American West are taking a radical new approach: paying landowners to preserve animal habitat.
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Can There Be Real Estate on the Moon?
A Harvard-Smithsonian astrophysicist thinks a legal crisis is waiting for us on the surface of the moon.
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Why We Pretend to Clean Up Oil Spills
Six years after Deepwater Horizon spewed oil into the Gulf of Mexico, we still have no idea what we’re doing
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Podcast: Does Anybody Even Care About the Arctic Anymore?
This week’s episode of Warm Regards asks why our coldest region has gotten the cold shoulder
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Sorry, Tiger Dudes: Your Ladies Are Faking It
India’s tigresses may be feigning interest in sex as the result of shrinking habitat and overlapping territories
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Award-winning writer Kim Stanley Robinson discusses sci-fi’s role in helping us understand the world.
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Melting Arctic Ice Might Mean Faster Internet for Some
The dwindling ice has an unexpected benefit: more underwater cables
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Plastic is Forever: The Art of Mass Consumption
For International Bag Free Day, an intimate look at American mass consumption through the eyes of photographer Chris Jordan
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A Maze of Palatial Icebergs Has Floated Into a Washington, D.C. Museum
The new exhibition touches on design, landscape architecture, the life of icebergs and climate change
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How Roundup Ready Soybeans Rocked the Food Economy
This 1980s-era “gene gun” fired the shot heard around the world
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Video: The Past, Present and Future of Agriculture
Globalization and new technologies have given us more control and more power over our food than ever before. What’s next?
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The Residents of This Louisiana Island Are America’s First “Climate Refugees”
As the sea levels rise, these photos provide a big picture view of a place losing the battle against climate change
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Studying the Climate of the Past Is Essential for Preparing for Today’s Rapidly Changing Climate
A Smithsonian scientist explains why in the new Age of Humans, we must turn from crisis management to planet management
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Mama Bears Use Humans To Keep Their Cubs Safe
During mating season, humans might stress female bears out, but male bears stress them out more
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Stop ‘Naming and Shaming’ Polluted Cities. It Doesn’t Work
Why calling out ‘Most polluted cities’ sometimes backfires
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Podcast: “Warm Regards” and the Challenge of Humanizing Climate Change
Meteorologist Eric Holthaus and others seek the bright side of an often gloomy conversation
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Museum Director Calls for Increased Funding for Scientific Collections to Save Lives
Infectious disease researchers should be using museum collections to fight newly discovered pathogens
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