As we prepare to look for life in other solar systems, we should also look inward at what we’re doing to our home planet.

Aquaculture is not the sustainable or ethical solution to food insecurity that industry or governments claim, nor is it a ...

Ever wonder what the difference is between fungi and mushrooms? Think of fungi as the larger main organisms, and mushrooms as ...

Social Darwinists use “survival of the fittest” as an excuse to privatize land or remove the social safety net. But that ...

Punk isn’t a sound — it’s a verb. It’s a pulse. It’s action. It’s where grief is communal and rage has a melody. It’s the ...

After the Show, Where Do the Earth Songs Go? A moment of reflection after The Stop Shopping Choir opened for Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts on this summer's 18-city Love Earth Tour, presided over by ...

From poisonings to collisions with power lines, these birds face many threats. But as they decline, so does their ability to ...

‘Megadrought’ and ‘Aridification’ — Understanding the New Language of a Warming World New research reveals a creeping, permanent dryness expanding across the United States. It’s much more than ...

John R. Platt is the editor of The Revelator and an award-winning environmental journalist whose work has appeared in dozens of publications around the world. His “Extinction Countdown” column has run ...

Mona Shomali is an Iranian American author, artist, and environmental professional. Her career began as a case researcher for ...

Recovering urban wildlife isn’t just about protecting a city’s parks and rivers, but also making its streets, homes and skyscrapers greener.

It’s time to rethink the American lawn: a landscaping default that sucks up money, water, chemicals, and time.