ALESSANDRO CIRIANI MOVES like a mountain goat along the rocky spurs that overlook Pinzano Gorge, a couple hours northeast of Venice, Italy. This gorge is the narrowest point of the Tagliamento River, ...

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The Trump administration has announced a plan to kill Biden-era drinking water limits on four PFAS “forever chemicals,” and to delay the implementation of standards for two other compounds. The US ...

ARSHAD LONE GREW up in Achoora, a small village in the Gurez Valley of Kashmir. Tucked beneath the pyramid-shaped Habba Khatoon mountain, in what’s now northern India, the village lives in an ...

I recently relocated to Tucson, Arizona, after a decade away. I always think of Tucson as a city where people come to dry out — dermatologically, emotionally, or otherwise. (If you’re unfamiliar, ...

Apurímac is a mountainous region in southern Peru, part of the Andean highlands. It is characterized by rugged geography, high-altitude valleys, and a cold, dry climate. Most of its population is ...

LAST WEEK, two separate communication salvos were fired into the arena of environmental politics, each in their own way attempting to influence the upcoming United Nations–sponsored climate talks, ...

Reporting for this story was supported by a Pulitzer Center Rainforest Reporting Grant. BENSON NGUSILO, 56, vividly remembers the painful events of May 16, 2024 like it was yesterday. It was the ...

WEST SCOTLAND’S GLACIAL LANDSCAPE stretches out as far as the eye can see. Traveling further north, crossing glens and sea lochs, the balmy air hangs heavy with the distant cry of gulls and the smell ...

KENYA’S MAASAI MARA reserve is internationally recognized as the home of the wildebeest migration. This spectacular phenomenon attracts thousands of guests each season, as they witness an epic ...

With the ocean temperature expected to rise 3℃ by 2100, marine biologists are scrambling to understand how warming waters affect marine life in shallow ecosystems. That is especially true for ...

Abruzzo is a a little-known region of Italy, just two hours east of Rome. It lies in between the high peaks of three national parks, 10,000 square kilometres of wild, rugged terrain, home to Apennine ...