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feature stories

  • Requiem for a River

    Once upon a time there was enough water in the Colorado for everyone to have a share of its bounty. Not anymore. A journey down the once-mighty river reveals the future of the American West in a changing climate.
  • The Giving Trees

    We value our ancient forests in so many ways: for wild creatures, for spiritual renewal, for profitable timber. But science and economics may be converging to make forests a vital asset in the fight against global warming.
  • Transylvania: Welcome to the Future

    Think of Europe and what comes to mind is the soaring euro and gleaming cosmopolitan cities. But in the remote hills of Transylvania, a nearly medieval way of life prevails. Can it survive its encounter with modernity?
  • Bad Blood

    Africa is once more plagued by malaria, and an international debate rages over the remedy. Some dream of a vaccine, others urge a return to DDT. In Kenya, scientists have found creative answers hiding in plain sight.
  • Our Trial By Fire

    While October's California fires grabbed the headlines, those in the Rocky Mountain West were even worse. In his dispatch from Montana, the author ponders a burning land in the era of global warming.
  • Riding the Wild Charles

    Braving swamps, junkyards, suspicious locals, and Dunkin' Donuts coffee, one man pursues his quixotic quest to save the river in Boston's backyard.
  • Babe in the Woods

    How one New York City teen went to Maine, camped out, strapped on snowshoes, howled at the moon, and became an environmentalist.
  • Canada's Highway to Hell

    Even sober energy experts wonder if Alberta has gone mad as the province tears up a vast wilderness to get at the world's dirtiest, most expensive -- and perhaps last -- reserves of oil.
  • In Search of a Happy Ending

    Inspired by Leonardo DiCaprio's new documentary, The 11th Hour, we asked a few great minds to get past the gloom and doom and tell us how to save the world.
  • Our Silver-Coated Future

    Nanotechnology is poised to transform our lives: miraculous cancer treatments, perfect sunscreens, a super new power grid. One problem: Nobody knows if this multi-billion-dollar enterprise is actually safe.

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