Seasteading – a vanity project for the rich or the future of humanity?

A white steel pole rises out of the sea off the Caribbean coast of Panama, poking…

We must not miss this glorious chance to address the climate and biodiversity crises | Jonathon Porritt

Trillions of dollars will be invested by governments in reviving their economies over the next two…

Labor’s climate wars truce is cause for hope, as long as it doesn’t lead to bipartisan inaction | Frank Jotzo

Australia has been in the climate wars since late 2009 when Tony Abbott rolled Malcolm Turnbull…

‘My land is now owned by lions’: Maasai farmers offer Kenya’s wildlife a lifeline

Parsaloi Kupai’s home, situated on the edge of Ol Kinyei conservancy near the Maasai Mara game…

UK’s net zero pledge: what has been achieved one year on?

Last summer, Theresa May signed into law the UK’s ground-breaking target of hitting net zero carbon…

How did wildlife groups start collaborating in the destruction of nature? | George Monbiot

Out of this horror comes hope. In the backwash of the pandemic’s first wave, we see…

Avoiding single-use plastic was becoming normal. Here’s how we can return to good habits

As Covid-19 restrictions start to ease, we’re unlikely to return to our previous behaviours, from our…

Tim Scott gives GOP colleagues a sampling of racism he faces

Sen. Tim Scott. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Sen. Tim Scott played racist and derogatory voicemails he…

Democrats wrestle with how hard to go after Trump’s scandals

House Democrats have spent much of the year averting their gaze — and their most powerful…

Amid VP scrutiny, Kamala Harris leads charge against GOP police bill

Senate Democrats are preparing to torpedo Republicans’ police reform proposal. And vice-presidential frontrunner Kamala Harris is…