Divided over whether to stop making plastic, U.N. treaty talks collapse
Delegates from more than 170 countries huddled for a week of marathon negotiations but came up short on delivering a treaty.
By Andrew Jeong
Reusing plastic water bottles, to-go containers? Scientists say that’s a bad idea.
Many of us reuse single-use plastics like water bottles, takeout containers and plastic bags. But is that safe?
By Sarah Raza
After Helene, a push to stave off evictions in North Carolina
Some tenants who could barely afford rent in western North Carolina before Hurricane Helene have fallen behind and are now facing the possibility of eviction.
By Brady Dennis and Sarah Kaplan
Orcas have learned how to hunt and kill huge whale sharks, video shows
Off the coast of Mexico, scientists have observed a pod of killer whales adapting new skills to help them hunt these docile giants of the sea.
By Rachel Pannett
When climate change upends sacred rituals, the faithful adapt
Rising temperatures and melting glaciers are altering the ways humans pray and threatening the existence of sacred traditions.
By Salwan Georges and Ruby Mellen
The last Climate 202
Our last edition is full of news about trends in U.S. climate policy, flooding in the nation’s capital and protection of old-growth forests.
By Maxine Joselow and Vanessa Montalbano
How drones are hunting for climate-change-fueled diseases
In Peru, researchers are using high-tech gear to track mosquitoes that transmit dengue fever and malaria.
By Maxine Joselow and Vanessa Montalbano
Don’t sleep on the energy efficiency pledge at COP28
The final agreement at the COP28 climate talks calls for “doubling the global average annual rate of energy efficiency improvements by 2030.”
By Maxine Joselow and Vanessa MontalbanoScientists just used genes from a microorganism and created a mouse
The team used these newly generated stem cells to help form a living, breathing mouse from a developing embryo.
By Kasha Patel
Photos show record-breaking South Korea snowfall
Seoul on Thursday saw its heaviest November snowfall in more than 100 years, as traffic snarled and flights ground to a halt.
By Jintak Han and Ben Noll
A science-backed tip to waste less food on Thanksgiving
Smaller plates nudge people to take less food on the first serving, which can cut down on food waste that costs money and contributes to climate change.
By Nicolás Rivero
A strange new climate era is beginning to take hold
The next 10 years will look very different for the story of climate change.
By Shannon Osaka, Maxine Joselow and Sarah Kaplan
Why cranberry country is turning into wetlands
Cranberry farmers in Massachusetts edged out by climate change and competition have found an exit strategy — selling their land for conservation.
By Anna Phillips
These batteries could harness the wind and sun to replace coal and gas
Utilities are building massive batteries to store renewable energy and replace polluting fossil fuel power plants.
By Nicolás Rivero and Emily Wright
‘A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’: The world’s fight to curb plastic waste
Countries are hammering out a document that aims to “end plastic pollution” by not only improving how the world handles plastic waste, but also reducing how much of the material is made.
By Allyson Chiu
Climate talks reach finance deal blasted as inadequate by developing nations
Negotiators from nearly 200 nations made a nonbinding commitment that wealthy nations would aim to provide $300 billion annually by 2035 to help poorer nations.
By Chico Harlan and Maxine Joselow
U.N. climate deal, $300 billion for poor nations, sparks backlash
The COP29 United Nations climate conference is coming to a close in Baku, Azerbaijan, after more than a week of discussions. Follow news and live updates.
By Chico Harlan, Maxine Joselow and Christian ShepherdChina looks to step into global vacuum as Trump vows to pull U.S. back
At the COP climate conference, China has been presenting itself as a stable and reliable global leader, seeking to draw a contrast ahead of a second Trump era.
By Christian Shepherd and Katrina Northrop
What experts say about tap water amid new concerns
Despite the identification of a new chemical and the presence of an old chemical, fluoride, in drinking water, experts said most tap water is safe to drink
By Sarah Raza and Teddy Amenabar
Draft deal at COP29 calls for rich nations to give $250 billion a year by 2035
A draft deal at the U.N. Climate Change Conference calls for wealthy nations to give developing ones $250 billion a year starting in 2035.
By Chico Harlan and Maxine Joselow
Think twice before buying tomatoes this winter
Shopping for produce by the season can be better for the environment and your community.
By Sarah Raza
Plastic food packaging has become composters’ greatest challenge
Along with orange peels and eggshells, people are tossing cling wrap, foam trays and other plastic food packaging into their compost, contaminating it.
By Anna Phillips
How a change in rice farming unexpectedly made India’s air so much worse
No one anticipated that an initiative to save groundwater by delaying the annual rice season would aggravate northern India’s already miserable air pollution.
By Karishma Mehrotra