Trees store information about climatic conditions in the rings they lay down each year. Dendrochronology — the science of studying these rings — allows scientists to learn about the ancient climate on Earth.
A queer nature photographer on the great outdoors and hiking in 6-inch heels
The great outdoors is wild, rugged — and often cast in masculine terms. So, it can be easy for queer and gender non-conforming people to feel excluded from outdoor spaces. Photographer Wyn Wiley wants to change that.
This author argues that fighting climate change means focusing on ‘Earth repair’
Judy Schwartz, author of “The Reindeer Chronicles,” has spent years spotting the good news on global warming and the environment. She talked to The World’s host Marco Werman about her new book.
Want to help the planet? Ditch your grocery cart for a meal kit.
Home-delivered meal kits are booming across the globe. They send us the raw ingredients and a recipe; we cook it up. But is our lust for convenience hurting or helping the planet?
An unexpected challenge on Antarctica: Measuring snowfall
The amount of snowfall is an important parameter used in modeling how the Antarctic continent’s mass of ice will change in the coming decades. As the planet warms, the margins of the continent are melting three times faster than just one decade ago.