Zeenat Kader | Atmos

Graphic by Merijn Hos

Graphic by Merijn Hos

On The Verge Researcher Zeenat Kader looks into several of Earth's tipping points on the precipice of unprecedented change.

Anthropocene

Africa’s Ghost Plants: Why Scientists Are Digitizing Centuries of Botanical History

Africa’s Ghost Plants: Why Scientists Are Digitizing Centuries of Botanical History

Africa’s Ghost Plants: Why Scientists Are Digitizing Centuries of Botanical History Scientists in biodiversity-rich countries are using digitized plant records to identify rare species and inform what gets protected.

Science & Nature Climate Solutions

‘Adua’ Collaboration Is Born From a Flower Between Worlds

‘Adua’ Collaboration Is Born From a Flower Between Worlds

‘Adua’ Collaboration Is Born From a Flower Between Worlds Within the cities and jungles of Colombia, the Brugmansia plant connects Indigenous knowledge, memory, and place.

Photography Indigeneity

Everything Is Strange: Embracing Nature’s Oddity

Everything Is Strange: Embracing Nature’s Oddity

Everything Is Strange: Embracing Nature’s Oddity Nature is a reminder that nothing is normal, yet everything belongs.

The Overview Deep Ecology

Three Iowa Corn and Soy Farmers Challenge the Industry That Raised Them

Three Iowa Corn and Soy Farmers Challenge the Industry That Raised Them

Three Iowa Corn and Soy Farmers Challenge the Industry That Raised Them The Lobe Rangers are calling out what Big Ag’s dated practices are doing to profit margins, water quality, and their families’ health.

Identity & Community

Baseball Over Bison? How Trump Favors Corporations on Public Lands

Baseball Over Bison? How Trump Favors Corporations on Public Lands

Baseball Over Bison? How Trump Favors Corporations on Public Lands Land swaps, extraction, and privatization are the name of the game despite massive public support for the protection of our wild places.

The Understory Democracy

Meet the Winners of Textile Exchange’s ‘Fashion Regenerated’ Photography Competition

Meet the Winners of Textile Exchange’s ‘Fashion Regenerated’ Photography Competition

Meet the Winners of Textile Exchange’s ‘Fashion Regenerated’ Photography Competition The winning projects of this year’s Textile Exchange Fashion Regenerated competition, in partnership with Atmos, explore the people, places, and traditions reshaping our relationship with clothing and its materials.

Art & Culture Photography

Juma Xipaia on ‘YANUNI’ and the Forest Her Children Will Inherit

Juma Xipaia on ‘YANUNI’ and the Forest Her Children Will Inherit

Juma Xipaia on ‘YANUNI’ and the Forest Her Children Will Inherit In the new documentary, Juma Xipaia took an active role in shaping how her life, community, and fight for the Amazon were represented.

Indigeneity Changemakers

For Climate Week, Atmos Steps Into an Enchanted Forest

For Climate Week, Atmos Steps Into an Enchanted Forest

For Climate Week, Atmos Steps Into an Enchanted Forest At New York Climate Week 2026, Atmos hosted an evening of art and science, celebrating the interconnectedness of forests.

Identity & Community Changemakers

Incomplete Metamorphosis: You Don’t Need a Chrysalis To Transform

Incomplete Metamorphosis: You Don’t Need a Chrysalis To Transform

Incomplete Metamorphosis: You Don’t Need a Chrysalis To Transform Rather than a dramatic display, dragonflies and many other insects metamorphose gradually, molting many times on their way to adulthood.

The Overview Deep Ecology

The Louisiana Fishermen Refusing To Go Down With the Ship

The Louisiana Fishermen Refusing To Go Down With the Ship

The Louisiana Fishermen Refusing To Go Down With the Ship Cameron, Louisiana, used to be the largest exporter of seafood in the U.S. Now, it’s one of the largest exporters of liquefied natural gas.

Identity & Community Movement Building

TED Now Trains Influencers To Talk About Climate

TED Now Trains Influencers To Talk About Climate

TED Now Trains Influencers To Talk About Climate The organization hosts workshops to equip influencers with the skills to inform and contextualize environmental issues for the masses.

The Understory Democracy

A man sits in front of a lake with a wolf dog beside him.

A man sits in front of a lake with a wolf dog beside him.

The People Learning To Understand Wolves A growing archive of wolf howls could transform how researchers count, study, and protect one of North America’s most contested predators.

Science & Nature Climate Solutions

Alone on the Land: Photographer Pie Aerts Documents the Last Gauchos of Southern Chile

Alone on the Land: Photographer Pie Aerts Documents the Last Gauchos of Southern Chile

Alone on the Land: Photographer Pie Aerts Documents the Last Gauchos of Southern Chile Coirón captures the labor, solitude, and quiet rituals of Chile's puesteros.

Photography Identity & Community

An arctic tern soars through the air.

An arctic tern soars through the air.

The Worldward Voyage of Arctic Terns The Arctic tern is known for making the longest annual migration of any animal.

The Overview Deep Ecology

Come Hell or High Water

Come Hell or High Water

Come Hell or High Water How a small town on the Downeast coast of Maine became a poster child for building climate resilience in conservative, rural America.

Movement Building Climate Solutions

A Defanged EPA Offers Few Protections for the American People

A Defanged EPA Offers Few Protections for the American People

A Defanged EPA Offers Few Protections for the American People As the nation’s top environmental agency pivots to a focus on economic benefits, is it still doing its job?

The Understory Democracy