9 Best Articles in 2021
The New York Times
The End of Meat Is Here
The New York Times
7 min read · 2020-05-21 · If you care about the working poor, about racial justice, and about climate change, you have to stop eating animals.
The New Yorker
The Day the Dinosaurs Died
The New Yorker
20+ min read · From 2019 · A young paleontologist may have discovered a record of the most significant event in the history of life on Earth.
TIME
Greta Thunberg Is TIME’s 2019 Person of the Year
TIME
20+ min read · 2019-12-11 · The climate activist has succeeded in turning vague anxieties about the planet into a worldwide movement calling for global change
Guardian Environment
Revealed: the 20 firms behind a third of all carbon emissions
Guardian Environment
6 min read · 2019-10-09 · New data shows how fossil fuel companies have driven climate crisis despite industry knowing dangers
Guardian Environment
50 simple ways to make your life greener
Guardian Environment
20+ min read · 2020-02-29 · Expert tips on how to be kinder to the planet – from cooking and cleaning to fashion and finance
Demis Hassabis
AlphaFold: a solution to a 50-year-old grand challenge in biology
Demis Hassabis
8 min read · 2020-11-30 · In a major scientific advance, the latest version of our AI system AlphaFold has been recognised as a solution to this grand challenge by the organisers of the biennial Critical Assessment of protein…
OneZero
Why 2020 to 2050 Will Be ‘the Most Transformative Decades in Human History’
OneZero
8 min read · 2020-06-25 · Climate change will force more people to leave their homes than at any other point in human history. Conflict is inevitable.
Guardian Environment
Why you should go animal-free: 18 arguments for eating meat debunked
Guardian Environment
~12 min read · 2020-06-19 · Unpalatable as it may be for those wedded to producing and eating meat, the environmental and health evidence for a plant-based diet is clear
New this week
Take a deep dive
Recently popular
Guardian Environment
The insect apocalypse: ‘Our world will grind to a halt without them’
Guardian Environment
~15 min read · Jul 25th · Insects have declined by 75% in the past 50 years – and the consequences may soon be catastrophic. Biologist Dave Goulson reveals the vital services they perform
The New York Times
A.I. Predicts the Shapes of Molecules to Come
The New York Times
6 min read · Jul 22nd · DeepMind has given 3-D structure to 350,000 proteins, including every one made by humans, promising a boon for medicine and drug design.
Science News
The first step in using trees to slow climate change: Protect the trees we have
Science News
~11 min read · Jul 13th · In all the fuss over planting trillions of trees, we need to protect the forests that already exist.
nature
Southeast Amazonia is no longer a carbon sink
nature
6 min read · Jul 15th · Atmospheric sampling reveals carbon fluxes of Amazonian regions.
The Guardian
Roses out, olives in: the new English garden in a time of climate crisis
The Guardian
4 min read · Jul 25th · Oxford Botanic Garden is 400 years old, but the climate emergency is forcing a review of what seeds it sows for the future
VICE
Newly-Discovered 'Borg' DNA Is Unlike Anything Scientists Have Ever Seen
VICE
3 min read · Jul 15th · These 'Borg' elements assimilated genes from other organisms, and could be used to help fight climate change.
New Scientist
What is consciousness like for other animals and when did it evolve?
New Scientist
1 min read · Jul 7th · The conscious experiences of non-human animals, from whales and birds to octopuses and bees, are revealing fresh clues about when consciousness evolved and what it’s for
The New York Times
What Animals See in the Stars, and What They Stand to Lose
The New York Times
8 min read · Jul 29th · Humans aren’t the only species that navigate by starlight. Animals from birds to dung beetles may do it, too — and might become disoriented as our city lights drown out the heavens.
The Guardian
Bolsonaro’s 1,000km Amazon railway will cause climate chaos. It must be stopped
The Guardian
4 min read · Jul 28th · This project would rapidly deforest large areas of the Amazon, which would wreak havoc on the planet
Guardian US
‘Nowhere is safe’: heat shatters vision of Pacific north-west as climate refuge
Guardian US
4 min read · Jul 22nd · Residents of the region, known for its mild weather, are facing a shifting reality
