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The climate crisis is here, and it’s already changing our planet. With unpredictable wildfires, extreme flooding, severe droughts and record temperatures, we need to rethink our entire approach to mitigation and adaptation for the new world in which we find ourselves.

How Much Meat Do We Eat?

Cutting back on meat consumption can reduce warming the planet

How to Turn Our Cities Green

Cities have a key role in the fight against climate change

Should We Colonize Other Planets?

On the implications of terraforming other planets

What Happens When You See Earth from Space?

The mysterious phenomenon of the Overview Effect

The Untold History of Fashion

When did humans start wearing clothes, and why?

Will We Survive the Sixth Extinction?

We have a lot to learn from past extinctions

Screen Lock: Executive Decision

What if the climate catastrophe could be averted, and all that’s needed is some sand from the moon?

Screen Lock: Football Practice

Avoiding the toxic post-apocalyptic outdoors can be a drag, especially when you’re a teenager

Screen Lock: The Voice

A new technology lets people understand their plants. Part 1 of the Plantalk miniseries

Screen Lock: The Listeners

Since The Listening began, the world has started to collapse. Part 2 of the Plantalk miniseries

Screen Lock: Rosie

How would you live in a world without electricity? Part 3 of the Plantalk miniseries

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Nature’s Variety: Why Is Biodiversity Important?

The rate of animal extinctions is accelerating. How will this change our world?

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Can Cities Be the Answer to Climate Change?

By 2050, 68% of the world’s population will live in cities. What will their lives look like?