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A newly surfaced document reveals the beef industry’s secret climate plan
Future Perfect

What the beef industry knew about its environmental impact — and how it spent decades blocking climate action.

By Kenny Torrella
A newly surfaced document reveals the beef industry’s secret climate plan
Future Perfect

What the beef industry knew about its environmental impact — and how it spent decades blocking climate action.

By Kenny Torrella
The freaky part of allergy season that no one warned you aboutThe freaky part of allergy season that no one warned you about
Climate

If you dislike insects, you’ll hate this.

By Umair Irfan
Oops, we accidentally drugged the world’s fishOops, we accidentally drugged the world’s fish
Down to Earth

The bizarre link between your anti-anxiety drugs and salmon.

By Benji Jones
These fluffy white wolves explain everything wrong with bringing back extinct animalsThese fluffy white wolves explain everything wrong with bringing back extinct animals
Future Perfect

Don’t buy the hype about “de-extinction.”

By Marina Bolotnikova

The latest in Climate

The life of a dairy cow
Future PerfectThe Highlight

The surprising truth about milk is hiding in plain sight.

By Marina Bolotnikova
The extraordinary reason why scientists are collecting sea turtle tearsThe extraordinary reason why scientists are collecting sea turtle tears
Down to Earth

Researchers are hoping they may unlock one of animal biology’s greatest mysteries.

By Benji Jones
At the edge of the ocean, a dazzling ecosystem is changing fast
Down to EarthThe Highlight

California researchers grapple with losing a landscape they love in real time.

By Byrd Pinkerton
Yes, your allergies are getting worseYes, your allergies are getting worse
Climate

It’s the worst allergy season ever. Again. Just like last year.

By Umair Irfan
A marine biologist discovered something incredible in a beer bottle on the seafloorA marine biologist discovered something incredible in a beer bottle on the seafloor
Down to Earth

Sometimes nature thrives in the most unlikely places.

By Benji Jones
Zero-sum politics is destroying America. We can build a way out.Zero-sum politics is destroying America. We can build a way out.
Future Perfect

The bipartisan case for abundance, briefly explained.

By Bryan Walsh
A foundational climate regulation is under threatA foundational climate regulation is under threat
Climate

Trump’s EPA claims that climate change isn’t a danger to human beings

By Umair Irfan
Less than 20 red wolves remain in the wild. We had a plan to save them.
Down to Earth

Then Trump got in the way.

By Ben Goldfarb
Americans are drinking more cow’s milk. Here’s why that’s a problem.Americans are drinking more cow’s milk. Here’s why that’s a problem.
Future Perfect

For years, dairy milk was plummeting. The vibe shift — and America’s protein obsession — is bringing it back.

By Marina Bolotnikova
We got rid of acid rain. Now something scarier is falling from the sky.
Climate

Here’s why you should never, ever drink the rain.

By Benji Jones
Who needs weather reports anyway?Who needs weather reports anyway?
Climate

How layoffs at NOAA reveal a flaw in the government’s hiring system, briefly explained.

By Umair Irfan
Elon Musk is coming for our weather serviceElon Musk is coming for our weather service
Climate

Job cuts, ideology, and a Sharpie: Trump’s beef with an important scientific agency, explained.

By Umair Irfan
Trump’s EPA wants to undo the Roe v. Wade of climate policyTrump’s EPA wants to undo the Roe v. Wade of climate policy
Climate

EPA chief Lee Zeldin wants to demolish the bedrock of greenhouse gas regulation. It won’t be easy.

By Naveena Sadasivam
This animal is on the edge of extinction. Trump just fired the people trying to save it.This animal is on the edge of extinction. Trump just fired the people trying to save it.
Down to Earth

Job cuts and frozen funding could inch one of the world’s rarest species even closer to extinction.

By Benji Jones
You need to start taking airborne fungal outbreaks seriouslyYou need to start taking airborne fungal outbreaks seriously
Future Perfect

The neglected ways climate change is affecting our health, explained by Valley fever.

By Sam Delgado
Florida’s iconic corals aren’t having babies anymore. Scientists are alarmed.Florida’s iconic corals aren’t having babies anymore. Scientists are alarmed.
Down to Earth

A baby bust threatens the future of an already struggling reef.

By Benji Jones
One agency that explains what the government actually does for youOne agency that explains what the government actually does for you
Politics

These government scientists are likely the next in line for big cuts.

By Sean Collins and Umair Irfan
Trump’s job cuts at this overlooked agency put every American at riskTrump’s job cuts at this overlooked agency put every American at risk
Down to Earth

A “wholesale decimation of expertise” threatens the natural resources we all rely on, a former top government official tells Vox.

By Benji Jones
The crisis coming for our national parks, explained in two chartsThe crisis coming for our national parks, explained in two charts
Down to Earth

Parks were already facing a staffing problem. Then came the government purge.

By Benji Jones
Leaked emails show the nation’s leading wildlife agency has halted critical funding for conservation
Down to Earth

Exclusive: The US Fish and Wildlife Service has frozen millions of dollars, imperiling animals abroad.

By Benji Jones
Why the US is freezing as the planet reaches record warmthWhy the US is freezing as the planet reaches record warmth
Climate

Don’t let the bitter cold fool you — the world just had the hottest January on record.

By Umair Irfan
The LA fires have a shocking price tag — and we’ll all have to pick up the tab
Climate

California’s last resort for fire insurance may fail. We should all pay attention to what happens next.

By Umair Irfan
The tiny lizard that will test Trump’s “drill, baby, drill” agenda
Down to Earth

In the oil-rich Permian Basin, the dunes sagebrush lizard faces extinction. Will Trump do it in?

By Benji Jones
5 approaches that experts say are our best shot at surviving future wildfires5 approaches that experts say are our best shot at surviving future wildfires
Climate

A policy wish list, according to water, engineering, and legislative experts.

By Umair Irfan
You’re charging your phone wrong. It’s not your fault.You’re charging your phone wrong. It’s not your fault.
Technology

Lithium-ion battery technology is imperfect, but it’s not going anywhere.

By Adam Clark Estes
The far right is going … green?
Climate

Something strange is happening inside the environmental movement.

By Benji Jones
Hate rats? Then you won’t love this new study.Hate rats? Then you won’t love this new study.
Down to Earth

Climate change is, unfortunately, giving rats a boost, a new study found.

By Benji Jones
Trump rescinded a half-century of environmental rules. Here’s what that could mean.Trump rescinded a half-century of environmental rules. Here’s what that could mean.
Future Perfect

Trump wants to “unleash American energy.” What does that mean?

By Dylan Matthews
Trump’s attack on EVs is just theater — so farTrump’s attack on EVs is just theater — so far
Climate

Yes, you can still get $7,500 for buying an electric car.

By Adam Clark Estes
Live updates: Los Angeles wildfires largely containedLive updates: Los Angeles wildfires largely contained
Climate

Follow here for the latest news, explainers, and analysis on the Los Angeles wildfires.

By Vox Staff
The Air Quality Index and how to use it, explainedThe Air Quality Index and how to use it, explained
Climate

8 things you should know about the number that measures bad air.

By Rebecca Leber
How Canadian wildfires are impacting air quality across the USHow Canadian wildfires are impacting air quality across the US
Climate

The latest news and updates about Canada’s wildfires.

By Vox Staff
What makes a neighborhood resilient to fires?What makes a neighborhood resilient to fires?
Climate

The small and big things that protect homes in wildfires, explained by a fire scientist.

By Umair Irfan
There are no “acts of God” anymoreThere are no “acts of God” anymore
Future Perfect

The Los Angeles wildfires show the influence of humanity in the world — and our inability to control it.

By Bryan Walsh
I evacuated when the Sunset Fire broke out. What happened next was surreal.
Climate

Thousands of Angelenos lost their homes to LA’s historic fires. Millions more are grappling with a complicated sense of loss.

By Elizabeth Price
I care a lot about climate change. Does that mean I can never ever fly?I care a lot about climate change. Does that mean I can never ever fly?
Future Perfect

My extreme self-sacrifice is making me resent my friends who fly all the time.

By Sigal Samuel
What did Trump just do to the environment?What did Trump just do to the environment?
Climate

Trump’s Day 1 attack on climate progress, explained.

By Naveena Sadasivam and Joseph Winters
Why does Trump hate this tiny fish so much?Why does Trump hate this tiny fish so much?
Down to Earth

How a tiny fish got caught up in a misinformation storm about the LA wildfires.

By Benji Jones
This winter’s extreme cold snaps, explainedThis winter’s extreme cold snaps, explained
Climate

The US has been hit with particularly extreme cold snaps this winter. Why?

By Umair Irfan
Down to Earth, Vox’s project on the biodiversity crisis, enters its 4th year
Down to Earth

What you can expect from our coverage of the natural world.

By Paige Vega