Culture

From global warming’s threats to its potential solutions, these new books examine how we got here and where we’re going.

A Swedish death-metal album mourns species we’ve recently lost — and reminds us that we can all stand up against extinction.

Miami is on the front lines of the U.S. climate crisis. Journalist Mario Alejandro Ariza’s new book takes a critical look at the larger lessons for all of our hometowns.

These books provide insight into the problems that plague people and the planet, while also offering solutions for a more just future.

May’s publications cover the amazing lives of elephants, butterflies, eels and fungi, and offer solutions for eco-anxiety and other environmental ills.

New books by Carl Safina and other experts offer lessons for making this a better planet — for both humans and wildlife — even while we’re stuck at home.

An art project brings to light how quickly the species we’ve lost can fade from our consciousness.

A new book, The War on the EPA, tracks the history and importance of the government agency — and how efforts to undermine it began decades before Trump.

March’s best books examine how cities (and families) can fight climate change; look at the history of Earth Day; and reveal growing threats to the world’s wild spaces.

Books out this month also address protecting pollinators, Florida panthers and other endangered species.