On a shelf next to my desk, I keep the books that shaped how I think about our planet—and how I cover it as a journalist focused on nature and the climate. When I sit down to write about the natural ...

It is a truism that children are our future, but despite being trite, it is nonetheless important to reflect upon. Today’s young people will decide whether the American experiment as a constitutional ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica Sanders covers climate justice and sustainability from the DMV. In a year when climate headlines focused on record heat, ...

One of the more predictable outcomes of Trump’s return to the White House is the common liberal assertion that leftist politics, particularly following the George Floyd protests, had gone too far.

M Jackson, a geographer and glaciologist who lives in Oregon, has written two previous nonfiction books, including “The Secret Lives of Glaciers.” She’s now applied to fiction her extensive knowledge ...

After witnessing apocalyptic fires, violent hurricanes, and cataclysmic flooding, readers don’t need lectures, says climate scientist Kate Marvel. “There’s a whole spectrum of natural emotions that ...

Whether you want to relax on a beach or kill time during a snowstorm (or just need an excuse to avoid over-talkers), it’s never a bad idea to have a few books around for the holidays. From ...

From compelling stories to non-fiction, books can spark ideas that help us navigate the climate crisis. As part of The Conversation’s ongoing Climate Storytelling strand, we asked climate research and ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On a reporting trip in July 2023, science journalist Elizabeth Kolbert had an ...

With dire environmental warnings and extreme weather events in the news almost every day, it can be tempting to simply avoid thinking about the climate crisis. But how do climate scientists, who must ...