Plants that evolved in Florida over millennia now face extinction and lack protection

The future of scrub mints could be in jeopardy because of climate change, development and misclassification.

Andre A. Naranjo, Botanical Curator, Florida International University • conversation
Jan. 6, 2025 • ~7 min

We reconstructed Britain of millions of years ago to see what climate breakdown will involve

Spoiler: lots more floods.

Martha Gibson, Research Fellow, Paleoclimatology, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
Feb. 9, 2022 • ~5 min

The Arctic hasn't been this warm for 3 million years – and that foreshadows big changes for the rest of the planet

Extreme shrinkage of summer sea ice is just the latest evidence of rapid Arctic warming – and what happens in the Arctic doesn't stay there.

Steve Petsch, Associate Professor of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst • conversation
Sept. 30, 2020 • ~9 min

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