Earth Day: anniversary edition

Celebrating this wondrous pale blue dot, for 50 years and many, many more.

a drawing of a large worm

Welcome to Earth, home to human-sized salamanders and skin-eating worms

Celebrate Earth Day with some truly bizarre facts about our world.

Bowl of chapulines

You should start eating bugs. Here’s how.

‘Hakuna Matata’ isn’t the only thing you can learn from Timon and Pumbaa.

This is what America looked like before the EPA cleaned it up

It wasn't pretty

a group of New Yorkers participating in the 1970 Earth Day demonstrations in New York City

Looking back on 50 years of Earth Days

How Earth Day came to be and what’s changed over the years.

Make a difference at home:

Carrot-top pesto, beet ketchup, and other recipes for using up odds and ends in your fridge
Honor Mother Nature by cooking with what you’d normally throw away.
By Katherine Whittaker/SaveurApril 21, 2020
How to start your own survival garden
Prepare your own fresh fruits, herbs, and veggies.
By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor LifeApril 7, 2020
This is the best way to shop if you want to help the environment
Think about the planet before hitting next-day delivery.
By Ula ChrobakMarch 4, 2020
How to make your own veggie burgers
This meat-eater will certainly cook these up again.
By John KennedyOctober 24, 2019
The environmental impact of watching a movie might surprise you
Netflix and don’t kill the planet.
By Sara ChodoshAugust 23, 2019
Most stuff that could be recycled isn’t
That’s why it’s smart to use fewer disposables, no matter what bin you put them in.
By Erin BlakemoreJuly 30, 2019
We need a greener way to die
Most of us will keep polluting post-mortem.
By Nicole WetsmanMay 23, 2019
Are biodegradable bags better than plastic? It’s complicated.
Misleading labels and life cycle studies make for a messy story.
By Ula ChrobakMay 2, 2019
Grass isn’t always greener—here’s what to plant instead
Lawn gone.
By Eleanor Cummins and Kaitlin SullivanApril 23, 2019
How to create a perfectly imperfect lawn
Make your yard beautiful—and environmentally-friendly, too.
By Anna BrooksJune 15, 2018
Eleven easy ways you can help save the planet this Earth Day
Little changes can make a big difference
By Rachel FeltmanApril 20, 2018
Anyone can compost their food waste (and everyone should)
And it doesn’t have to smell.
By Claire MaldarelliApril 20, 2018
Kids can be citizen scientists, too—here’s how
You might even make a major discovery.
By Eleanor CumminsFebruary 28, 2018
Staying in is good for the environment
When American cancel plans, they save energy in the process.
By Marlene CimonsJanuary 31, 2018
If everyone became vegetarian, would the planet actually be better off?
Cutting back on red meat is probably the best place to start, but eating the right types of veggies is important, too.
By Sara Kiley WatsonSeptember 8, 2017
Here’s how you can actually help stop climate change
It takes more than turning off the lights, but it’s all doable.
By Kendra Pierre-LouisJuly 12, 2017
This Earth Day, cut down your food waste
Waste not, want not—and don’t destroy the planet.
By Grennan MillikenApril 22, 2016

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