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