The death of musician Zubeen Garg brought an entire Indian state to a standstill. When people turn stardom into selflessness they can touch millions. A mural portrait of Zubeen Garg. (Photo by Deeya Borpatra Gohain) This article was produced exclusively for News...
The Himalayan mountains hold the largest concentration of ice and snow outside the polar regions. They are already melting. A drone view of the aftermath of flash flooding along the Trishuli river in Nuwakot district, Nepal, 30 August 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar...
A new EU law restricts the use of plastics in consumer products. How dependent on plastic are we? Let’s explore. Clear plastic water bottles wrapped tightly in transparent plastic shrink wrap. (Photo by Core Rock) Editor’s note: New rules went into effect...
For the people who live on a central Indonesian island, rising sea levels aren’t theoretical. Constant flooding has washed away homes, communities and livelihoods. A house that sank due to rising sea levels and was abandoned by residents in Simonet village,...
One high school student took it on herself to show children how climate change affects people throughout the world. Three pages of a children’s book about climate change by high school student Jooha Roh. (Photo courtesy Jooha Roh) I grew up largely partaking in...
Extreme weather events are forcing people out of their homes around the world. How can we better prepare for these population shifts? Mari Younger pets her cat Stella inside her converted hotel room where she lives after being displaced two years prior by the Maui...
An 8,000-km initiative to regreen Africa excited donors. But its success depends on the sweat and patience of farmers willing to work with nature. People plant trees in the Zamblara forest in Mali as part of the Great Green Wall Initiative, 2 October 2024. (AP...
We can get clean energy by tapping the heat of the Earth. But in Indonesia, geothermal plants destroy the land and lives of people who have long lived there. The Ulumbu Geothermal Power Plant in Wewo village, Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia,...
The global fuel supply has been upended. We give you a range of News Decoder stories on the promise and problems of transitioning to alternative energy. Solar photovoltaic panels. (Photo credit: songqiuju/Getty Images) In Colombia this week, more than 50 nations along...
For Earth Day, we talk to the person who started the annual celebration to begin with. We learn that the best weapon for fighting climate change is education. Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, 6 April 2026, during the Artemis II...