Throughout the twentieth century, humanity’s pursuit of control over nature took a sharp turn—from ancient farming practices to modern chemical warfare waged against not just human enemies but pests, weeds,…

Despite growing scientific consensus around the dangers of certain pesticides, many of these chemicals continue to be produced, used, and consumed around the world—even in countries where they’ve officially been…

Monarch butterflies have long captured the hearts of millions. Their delicate orange-and-black wings, extraordinary migration spanning thousands of miles from Canada to Mexico, and symbolic connection to transformation make them…

In 2009, a group of twenty-eight internationally renowned scientists proposed the planetary boundaries framework, combining insights from various disciplines of environmental change research. Their assessment defined nine large-scale earth system…

In early August, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a human case of New World screwworm in a Maryland patient who recently returned from El Salvador. As…