
[LUM#23] Sarah, age 8: We talk about climate change at school. Why?
Published on: May 7 , 2026
So, first of all, if your teacher brings it up in class, it’s because climate change…

[LUM#23] Floods: Insurers Overwhelmed
Published on: May 7 , 2026
As heavy rainfall becomes more frequent, flooding will become increasingly…

[LUM#23] Green Banks, and Against the Odds
Published on: May 7 , 2026
Last October, the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, the UN’s carbon-neutrality program for…

[LUM#23] Dry-farmed vineyards
Published on: May 7 , 2026
Vines in distress, a market losing confidence… The wine industry is going through a…

[LUM#23] Africa's Tribute
Published on: May 7 , 2026
Rising temperatures, prolonged drought, delayed monsoon… Africa is taking the…

[LUM#23] Things are heating up on the dance floor
Published on: May 7 , 2026
35 degrees in the shade—the kind of weather that would keep even a marathon runner indoors… And yet, the…

[LUM#23] To live a long life, let’s stay cool
Published on: May 7 , 2026
While the heat remains summer’s greatest asset, the increasingly frequent heat waves are…

[LUM#23] “In Paris, who lives near the ring road?”
Published on: May 7 , 2026
In 2025, the American Thoracic Society published an article calling for greater equity in terms of…

[LUM#23] Arboviruses: A Reminder
Published on: May 7 , 2026
Chikungunya, Zika, West Nile virus… these exotic names are now part of our…

[LUM#23] A Hefty Bill for the Oceans
Published on: May 7 , 2026
By the end of the century, marine biomass will decline by 20% if greenhouse gas emissions…

[LUM#23] Chickadees Everywhere
Published on: May 7 , 2026
This little ball of yellow and blue feathers fills the skies above our forests and our cities and…

[LUM#23] The Undergrowth Under Surveillance
Published on: May 5 , 2026
Between 2014 and 2024, the temperature in the understory of Guyana’s tropical forests has…

[LUM#23] The Fire Ecologist
Published on: April 28 , 2026
More frequent and intense wildfires in some areas—this is one of the most pressing consequences of…

[LUM#23] What if the Earth tips over?
Published on: April 22 , 2026
Since the 2000s, the theory of tipping points has been gaining ground in modeling…

LUM: UM’s Science and Society Magazine
Published on: April 2 , 2026
Ten years after the Paris Agreement, the goal of keeping the global average temperature well…

[LUM#22] “Natacha, age 13: Can I use ChatGPT to do my homework?”
Published on: February 4 , 2025
Sunday night at 9 p.m., Natacha realizes she forgot to write the argumentative essay…