Jeff Goodell knows a thing or two about the climate crisis. He’s been writing about it for years. But it didn’t become personal until the heat nearly killed him.

Last week, we discussed the possible revival of the Utah Democratic Party. Long time political observers told us that would take some heavy lifting. The political consultants and influencers Gabi Finlayson and Jackie Morgan are up for the task.

During the 1800s, the Victorians had the natural world pretty much figured out, or so they thought. Then a 12-year-old discovered the first dinosaur tracks.

Utah Democrats minted a new leader in Brian King over the weekend. But with the party relegated to the political margins in a state dominated by a Republican supermajority, some are wondering if anyone can turn its fortunes around.

Is a river alive? That’s the animating question in Robert Macfarlane’s new book. And if the answer is yes, and rivers are living things, what do we owe them?

Some families seem to have the secret code to sibling success. How else to explain how an Olympic athlete, an award-winning novelist and a successful entrepreneur could all be raised under a single roof? The journalist Susan Dominus set out to answer this puzzle.

These days, you might type ideas into the Notes app. But that’s just a testament to the importance of history’s real creative titan: the humble notebook.

A recent article co-published by The New York Times and The Salt Lake Tribune raises the question of whether or not, as Great Salt Lake continues to dry up, the political will to save the lake is likewise evaporating. If so, what can be done to reinvigorate it?

HBO’s “Succession” bears a strong resemblance to media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his children. But in a stranger-than-fiction moment, the show may have also influenced the actual Murdoch family — and its future.

For many people, the night sky is an afterthought, especially if you live in a big city, where all the artificial light drowns out the stars. But the nature writer Craig Childs wants to help us rediscover the dark heavens and consider what they show us about who we are and where we fit in the universe.