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In charming, anxious, tender essays, writer Mark O'Connell examines his own apocalyptic frame of mind by taking "a series of perverse pilgrimages" to subcultures preparing for the end of the world.

The president this week crosses the milestone, which is a chance to measure how a new administration is doing. Biden has had a low-key approach so far, but with high marks on many traditional metrics.

In just a few years, phasing out gas-powered cars has gone from fringe idea to mainstream policy proposal. It's still a long way from being reality, but the sense of urgency is accelerating.

Lawmakers return from the Thanksgiving break to a pileup of critical legislation — to fund the government and avoid a default on the nation's credit limit, plus a $2 trillion spending bill.

On her new album, We've Been Going About This All Wrong, Van Etten turns her steady gaze towards the wreckage of the last few years and still finds a way to prioritize compassion.

An unprecedented die-off of manatees in Florida is now projected to last years. The state has allocated millions to clean up polluted waters and restore the seagrass manatees need to survive.

Ukraine's long-declining coal industry is finding itself in the middle of Russia's invasion — and global demand for coal is rising.

The wind energy industry faces new challenges over the infrastructure to transport that energy to more populated cities and local landowners who don't want the turbines cluttering up their landscapes.

The Inflation Reduction Act is not expected to bring down inflation dramatically or right away, but experts say that might not be such a bad thing given the bill's other areas of focus.

For more than a decade, the Ocean Renewable Power Co. has had its sights set on harnessing energy from Eastport's formidable tides, which average about 18 feet and can go as high as 26 feet. But the company still has no tidal turbines producing power, and doesn't expect to for at least two years.