Climate Change

Solutions to our environmental ills abound in these popular Revelator articles from 2024.

We asked conservation researchers to send us their best papers of 2024. They surprised us with some powerful and important science.

This year brought essential reading on climate change, endangered species, ecology, environmental justice, and other important topics about protecting the planet.

Our latest group of reviews showcases books that remind us about what we’re saving — and why we do it.

Melting glaciers, plant genetics, protection from forever chemicals, and more: An annual look at the conservation horizon reveals priorities for the years ahead.

Journals this month looked at “fabulous but forgotten” ecosystems, hungry monkeys, roaming lions, lead-poisoned birds, and more — including a focus on microplastics.

Home to glaciers, snow leopards, and rich human cultures, Ladakh suffers from a lack of political representation, which has inspired recent protests.

Russia’s bombing of Kakhovka Dam in 2023 killed hundreds of people and tens of thousands of animals, but it’s also provided a potential ecological reset.

Whether they’re primers on environmental activism or a series on resisting autocrats, these books offer a chance to study up for the bumpy years ahead.

Damage is coming soon, but we can strengthen ourselves now.