Climate Change

In Vanuatu, traditional knowledge provides resilience as tropical cyclones grow more intense.

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These common formations create abstract designs and reveal important patterns of environmental change, big and small.

As Lake Powell's water levels continue to drop, a stunning landscape resurfaces—along with questions about the future of the Colorado River and those who depend on it.

The holding facility helps bears and people safely coexist in the remote northern town.

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In a sign of hope, a record number of the gentle animals, rested and recovered, have been released this year.

In 2016, a concerned local dropped $400 worth of rock on a vanishing beach to see what would happen. Now engineers are watching, too.

At the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Lab in Corvallis, massive simulators allow researchers to test innovative ideas about sustainable energy, saving coastlines, and more.

Beavers can reshape the North American ecosystem—if we let them.

No one knows what it says.

The burja dries ham, keeps grapes free from mold, and—occasionally—knocks over a truck.

Ancient sites such as Nan Madol, the "Venice of the Pacific," may need to be reconsidered thanks to new evidence about sea level change.

Striking work by photographer Richard Mosse shows how merging art and technology can cut through dry data.

This year we highlighted ideas around the world to address some of our most persistent problems.

From a 'happiness farmer' to dauntless vets, we met people rekindling hope through perseverance and innovation.

The artificial nests could shield the endangered seabirds from rising temperatures.

The Scotty Creek facility was part of an unprecedented First Nations effort to study and save the Arctic. Then the fire came.