A more troubling picture of sea level rise is coming into view

Scientists have uncovered a “blind spot” in the research on rising seas, revealing that tens of millions of people thought safe from coastal flooding are at risk of inundation. Across much of the world, sea levels are higher than previously assumed and land is sinking faster.

A reckoning in the Amazon

Indigenous leaders, traditional communities and researchers are resisting development in the Amazon rainforest that could push its ecosystems past irreversible tipping points.

Finding Gertrud Kauders

In the last years of his life my father wrote a memoir. Born in 1916 in Munich to Bohemian parents—his father Jewish, his mother not—he had spent his

A Clearing of the Ground

Small liberal arts colleges face so many challenges today that their precarious survival may be more surprising than their escalating demise. The

Crypto Critic Maxine Waters’s New Primary Foe Got Over Two-Thirds of Money From Crypto

A long-shot primary opponent to Maxine Waters, the scourge of crypto, got over two-thirds of her contributions from crypto industry figures.

Democrats Are Split Over What It Means to Block Israel Weapons Deals

There’s a divide between those seeking to end all U. S. weapons deals with Israel and those who want to allow some exceptions.

Maine presses pause on large data centers. Will other states follow its lead?

The moratorium is the first of its type to pass a legislative chamber, but about a dozen other states have pending proposals.

Ukraine Has a Plan to Build Back Better

The war-torn country wants to reconstruct in a way that is environmentally, socially, and geopolitically more sustainable.