Disappearing World

The demise of Arabica's birthplace would be a catastrophe for the industry.

Rising seas are claiming land, changing lives, and transforming our relationship with nature.

Karachi once depended on its dhobi ghat. Now the neighborhood is struggling to survive.

"We are the place on Earth where glaciers shouldn't be, and they are here.”

Percy Lam uses embroidery to preserve an art form that's hanging by a thread.

Hiroshima's heirloom hattanso lay dormant for a century.

For hundreds of years, sailors have zipped across frozen lakes and rivers—but now chances are fewer and farther between.

Popular crops’ untamed cousins are genetic gold mines, but they're at risk of disappearing.

But it's not clear whether future generations will keep the tradition alive.

Once a symbol of power, it's now considered a dying art.

Pine rockland grows on the most stable land in Florida, which is why it’s doomed.

After years of drought and habitat loss, “It’s one more nail in their coffin.”

“I could have retired long ago, but I don’t want this profession to die with me."

As they paddle out each night, they sing in a disappearing language.

Reindeer herders and archaeologists must adapt to the new normal.

A Danish structure is the latest to evade erosion by migrating inland.

A "plant studbook" might help botanic gardens bring rare breeds back from the brink.