African Sci-Fi Looks to a Future Climate
When the writer Nnedi Okorafor coined the term Africanfuturism, she wanted to distinguish sci-fi written about Africa from Afrofuturism, which is focuses on the experiences of Black people in the…
A Tiny Town Is Betting on a Sand Battery to Heat Homes. It Could Revolutionize Energy.
Never underestimate the power of a pile of pebbles.
The Green-Energy Revolution Shows What Real Innovation Looks Like
Silicon Valley has long had an almost religious fixation on the concept of innovation. Venture capitalists and tech startup entrepreneurs are constantly portraying themselves as people breaking through the crust…
Los Angeles Just Proved How Spongy a City Can Be
As relentless rains pounded LA, the city’s “sponge” infrastructure helped gather 8.6 billion gallons of water—enough to sustain over 100,000 households for a year.
Century of Tree Planting Stalls the Warming Effects in the Eastern United States, Says Study
A century of gradual reforestation across the American East and Southeast has kept the region cooler than it otherwise would have become, a new study shows. The pioneering study of…
Alien ecosystems and the algae menace
All of us live embedded in webs of life known as ecosystems, and that can get pretty creepy -- or astonishingly beautiful. Inspired by the mind-blowing new animated series Scavengers…
Born After 1985? Climate Change is the Norm
More than half the world's population was born after 1985, which was the last year the Earth was cooler than average. The shift could potentially alter younger generations' perception of…
Art history and protest
Why this painting?
Farmer, the World May Not Be Your Oyster | Hakai Magazine
Despite the desire for local and sustainable seafood, oyster farmers and communities from New York to Rhode Island are clashing over public access and ocean views. {listen}
“A serial killer of civilisations”: a history of climate change
From the Justinian plague to the fall of the Maya, climate change has been connected to many of history’s great catastrophes. Environmental journalist Eugene Linden speaks to Rhiannon Davies about…