Creating a Better Leaf
Could tinkering with photosynthesis prevent a global food crisis?
Nature
Stickeen: The Story of a Dog
An adventure on an Alaskan glacier with a new best friend.
The Blind Man Who Taught Himself to See
Daniel Kish is entirely sightless. So how can he ride a bike on busy streets? Go hiking for days alone? By using a technique borrowed from bats.
The Deep Sea Is Filled with Treasure, but It Comes at a Price
We’ve barely explored the darkest realm of the ocean. With rare-metal mining on the rise, we’re already destroying it.
“Assistance Not Approved”
Her home still wrecked months after a freak storm, an Iowa woman’s FEMA ordeal presages the turmoil ahead as climate disasters worsen.
52 Blue
The story of the loneliest whale in the world.
The Demise and Potential Revival of the American Chestnut
Before a disastrous blight, the American chestnut was a keystone species in eastern forests. Could genetic engineering help bring it back?
Trolling the Great Outdoors
As the wilderness gets overrun, the most hated man in the Rockies finds an audience of emulators and antagonists.
The Last Two Northern White Rhinos On Earth
What will we lose when Najin and Fatu die?
Love in a Time of Terror
Evidence of the failure to love is everywhere around us. To contemplate what it is to love today brings us up against reefs of darkness and walls of despair.
The World in Its Extreme
A 17,000-word exploration of the Sahara Desert, the hottest place on Earth.
The Mysterious Life of Birds Who Never Come Down
What the journey of swifts, who spend all their time in the sky, tell us about the future.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Root Bound"
A couple's attempt to create an offspring from nature.
Why Old-Growth Trees Are Crucial to Fighting Climate Change
Nature is already socking away a lot of carbon for us. It could soak up a lot more—if we help.
Can Farming Make Space For Nature?
After Brexit, the obsessions of Jake Fiennes could change how Britain uses its land.
Saving Aru
The epic battle to save the islands that inspired the theory of evolution.
When the River Rises
In a few short hours, a normal evening along Texas’s Blanco River became the site of a deadly flash flood.
57 Feet and Rising
During the Great Floods of 2011, the Mississippi unleashed deadly currents and a flow rate that could fill the Superdome in less than a minute. Defying government orders, the author and two friends canoed 300 miles from Memphis to Vicksburg. This is their story.
WWF's Secret War
How anti-poaching funds end up in the hands of vicious paramilitaries.
An Elephant Crackup?
African Elephants have been killing people, raping rhinos, and exhibiting uncharacteristically aggressive behavior. An investigation reveals deep similarities between elephants’ and humans’ reaction to childhood trauma.
The Squid Hunter
An obsessive marine biologist gambles his savings, family, and sanity on a quest to be the first to capture a live giant squid.
Travis the Menace
The life story of Travis the chimp and the family of tow truck operators who raised him like a human child before it all ended in tragedy.
The Noose Beneath the Waves
Fishing gear can pose a deadly threat to whales—and to those who try to save them.
Disaster Aversion
The quest to control hurricanes.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Dogs Go Wolf"
Under mysterious circumstances, two sisters are abandoned on an island.
