The Fungus Among Us
By Heather Smith July 4, 2023Fungi steal the show in Emily Monosson's new book, "Blight"
The IPCC Says There’s Still Time. So Now What?
By Heather Smith March 23, 2023The report is full of warnings—and a whole lot of hope for the future
The Hydrogen Rainbow, Explained
By Heather Smith May 14, 2023Hydrogen itself is a nice, clean fuel—how it's made can be the problem
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Who Had Good Climate Data in the 70s? Exxon, That’s Who.
By Heather Smith January 12, 2023Exxon not only knew, Exxon knew a lot
You Can Buy Cheap Land in Colorado, but There's a Catch
By Heather Smith January 7, 2023"Cheap Land Colorado" is a deeply reported guide to living in an age-old land scam
6 Must-Read Books for Your Fall Reading List
By Jason Mark , Jonathan Hahn , Heather Smith , Tatum McConnell November 24, 2022Give yourself the gift of an inspiring read with these stories of natural wonder, personal discovery, and homecoming
We Saved These Tuna. We Can Save Some Sharks Too.
By Heather Smith November 16, 2022Global fisheries have to get serious if we want to save Shark Week
The Mystery of the Missing Crabs
By Heather Smith October 24, 2022Whither Alaska’s 7 billion snow crabs? Can we blame climate change?
The Ultimate Compostable: You
By Heather Smith September 24, 2022High-tech or stick-em-in-the-ground, green postmortem possibilities abound
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recycling
New Spit Answers Raise More Spit Questions
By Heather Smith August 27, 2022Mucin, a key building block of saliva, is extremely good at evolving