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Policy
What happens when the California fires go out? More gentrification.What happens when the California fires go out? More gentrification.
Policy

Fires worsen our class divides, but how governments respond can make a difference.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Climate
Want to help fire victims? The best way to support Los Angeles in the short and long term.Want to help fire victims? The best way to support Los Angeles in the short and long term.
Climate

Here’s how to decide where to donate your money, time, and stuff.

By Sam Delgado
Climate
Please keep talking about famous wildfire victimsPlease keep talking about famous wildfire victims
Climate

Your parasocial relationships might be a good thing for climate change.

By Aja Romano
Climate
What happens to kids when their schools are destroyed?What happens to kids when their schools are destroyed?
Climate

Disasters like the California wildfires are costing kids their education.

By Anna North
Housing
It’s a make-or-break moment for housing in CaliforniaIt’s a make-or-break moment for housing in California
Housing

The future of the state depends on how leaders rebuild after the Los Angeles fires.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Technology
The first electric minivan will change the way you think about EVsThe first electric minivan will change the way you think about EVs
Technology

Trump wants to crack down on EVs, but the industry is stronger than ever.

By Adam Clark Estes
Future Perfect
How the Los Angeles fires highlight the challenge of disaster reliefHow the Los Angeles fires highlight the challenge of disaster relief
Future Perfect

How to help — and how not to — in the aftermath of a natural disaster.

By Kelsey Piper
An even bigger threat is looming behind California’s fires
Climate

The Los Angeles fires cast California’s water scarcity into stark view. It’s going to get worse.

By Umair Irfan
Climate
The unusually strong force behind the apocalyptic fires in Los AngelesThe unusually strong force behind the apocalyptic fires in Los Angeles
Climate

“This is not a typical Santa Ana.”

By Umair Irfan
Even Better
What homeowners and renters need to know after a wildfireWhat homeowners and renters need to know after a wildfire
Even Better

Beginning the recovery process can be overwhelming. We’re here to help.

By Allie Volpe
Big Oil and Big Ag are teaming up to turn cow poop into energy — and profits. The math doesn’t add up.
Future Perfect

US climate policy has led to a surge in manure-based “biogas.” Critics say it’s propping up factory farming.

By Kenny Torrella
World Politics
The real danger of Trump’s Greenland gambitThe real danger of Trump’s Greenland gambit
World Politics

What happens when you treat the world like a game of Risk.

By Joshua Keating
Down to Earth
Wildfires impact wildlife and pets, too. Here’s how you can help them.Wildfires impact wildlife and pets, too. Here’s how you can help them.
Down to Earth

Los Angeles is home to a diverse ecosystem of animals. Now their lives and homes are at risk.

By Sam Delgado
Climate
California overhauled its insurance system. Then Los Angeles caught fire.California overhauled its insurance system. Then Los Angeles caught fire.
Climate

Several fires in California could cause billions in damage, further straining the state’s fragile insurance market.

By Jake Bittle
Climate
What happens when a wildfire reaches a city?What happens when a wildfire reaches a city?
Climate

The Los Angeles wildfires show how blazes can spread in the most urban landscapes, too.

By Li Zhou
Climate
Yes, even most unexpected landscapes in the US can and will burnYes, even most unexpected landscapes in the US can and will burn
Climate

Wildfire risk is increasing everywhere, from urban centers to the South. Here’s a major reason why.

By Kylie Mohr
Why thousands of people are traveling to one country to see these birds
Down to Earth

An unexpected industry is booming in Colombia. Here’s why that’s a good thing.

By Benji Jones
25 things we think will happen in 2025
Future Perfect

From tariffs and a Trump/Elon break-up to artificial general intelligence, here’s what could happen in 2025, according to the Future Perfect team.

By Dylan Matthews, Bryan Walsh and 4 more
Climate
9 stories that prove not all hope is lost for climate progress9 stories that prove not all hope is lost for climate progress
Climate

During the hottest year ever, these moments provided a silver lining.

By Umair Irfan, Paige Vega and 2 more
The adorable reason why all of Amy Sedaris’s stuff has holes in it
Down to Earth

She’s an expert in funny, but her relationship with rabbits is very serious.

By Benji Jones
Climate
Climate change is pushing some governments to the breaking pointClimate change is pushing some governments to the breaking point
Climate

One country offers a glimpse into the future of warming and unrest.

By Umair Irfan
Are we living through the end of wildlife migrations?
Down to Earth

From squirrels to newts, many animals have lost an incredible ability to roam vast distances. But researchers say there’s hope.

By Christine Peterson
Climate
Biden pulled off a $370 billion miracle for the climate. Where did the money go?Biden pulled off a $370 billion miracle for the climate. Where did the money go?
Climate

Turns out, it’s surprisingly hard to spend government cash.

By Umair Irfan
Technology
5 breakthroughs that improved our lives this year — and 1 that didn’t5 breakthroughs that improved our lives this year — and 1 that didn’t
Technology

The tech innovations that made the world a slightly better place this year.

By Adam Clark Estes
How China could try to strangle Taiwan without firing a shot
World Politics

The Taiwan invasion everyone fears might never happen. Here’s what could take place instead.

By Joshua Keating
Climate
This critical ecosystem helped keep climate change in check. Now it’s making things worse.This critical ecosystem helped keep climate change in check. Now it’s making things worse.
Climate

Wildfires have turned the Arctic into a net carbon emitter. That’s bad news.

By Umair Irfan
The Highlight
Yes, you can fight climate change in your backyardYes, you can fight climate change in your backyard
The Highlight

One wildflower at a time.

By Cat Willett
Down to Earth
This is how many animals could go extinct from climate change This is how many animals could go extinct from climate change 
Down to Earth

Even a single degree of warming can have devastating consequences for the natural world.

By Benji Jones
Technology
Your drawer full of old cables is worth more than you thinkYour drawer full of old cables is worth more than you think
Technology

Recycle your old electronics. It’s easy, we promise.

By Adam Clark Estes
¿Por qué miles de personas viajan a un país para ver sus aves?
Down to Earth

Una industria inesperada está en auge en Colombia. Esto es lo que la hace tan positiva.

By Benji Jones
Climate
Scientists are measuring burps and farts. It could help save the planet.Scientists are measuring burps and farts. It could help save the planet.
Climate

Cutting-edge burp detectors are the climate solution we need.

By Benji Jones
Future Perfect
A surprise solar boom reveals a fatal flaw in our climate change projectionsA surprise solar boom reveals a fatal flaw in our climate change projections
Future Perfect

Solar is surging, but so is humanity’s energy appetite. We need better models.

By Noah Gordon and Daevan Mangalmurti
Tribal lands were stolen. What happens when those ancestral territories are returned?
Down to Earth

The Land Back movement is long-overdue justice. It’s also a climate solution.

By Joseph Lee
Climate
As the US yields on climate leadership, China rises to fill the voidAs the US yields on climate leadership, China rises to fill the void
Climate

This year’s most important climate meeting just ended. What did it accomplish?

By Umair Irfan
Climate
Why is it still so hard to breathe in India and Pakistan?Why is it still so hard to breathe in India and Pakistan?
Climate

The world’s worst air pollution is getting worse, but there are concrete ways to fix it.

By Umair Irfan
Technology
There’s never been a better time to buy a used phoneThere’s never been a better time to buy a used phone
Technology

Buying refurbished devices saves you money — and helps the planet.

By Adam Clark Estes
Chef José Andrés knows how to feed people in a crisis
Future Perfect

From Gaza to Asheville to Valencia, the celebrity chef understands

By Izzie Ramirez
Denmark is tiny. Its ambition to make its food system more climate-friendly is huge.
Future Perfect

How Rune-Christoffer Dragsdahl got the country to launch an impressive vegetarian experiment.

By Kenny Torrella
The climate crisis is a big problem. Marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is dreaming of even bigger solutions.
Future Perfect

The What If We Get It Right? author rises to the challenge.

By Sam Delgado
Trump 2.0, explained
Trump wants a big expansion in fossil fuel production. Can he do that?Trump wants a big expansion in fossil fuel production. Can he do that?
Trump 2.0, explained

He’ll have key levers he can use, but he faces limitations, too.

By Li Zhou