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Why the Broiler Chicken Is the True Symbol of the Anthropocene

Why the Broiler Chicken Is the True Symbol of the Anthropocene

Kyle Harper Considers the Ways Humans Have Remade the Earth For Their Own Benefit

By Kyle Harper | October 23, 2026

A Field-Guide to the Brontës’ Literary Universe

A Field-Guide to the Brontës’ Literary Universe

Amy M. King Explores the Landscapes and Botany That Shaped the Sisters’ Novels

By Amy M. King | October 19, 2026

On the Unlikely Beauty (and Hidden Danger) of a Bogland

On the Unlikely Beauty (and Hidden Danger) of a Bogland

Merritt R. Turetsky Tells Us Why We Must Preserve Bogs and Peatlands

By Merritt R. Turetsky | October 16, 2026

What My Relationship With a Rescue Raccoon Taught Me About Myself

What My Relationship With a Rescue Raccoon Taught Me About Myself

Paul Bochner on Loving and Losing a Beloved Furry Companion

By Paul Bochner | October 14, 2026

What Happens When Humans Show Up: On the Ecosystem Beneath Our Feet

What Happens When Humans Show Up: On the Ecosystem Beneath Our Feet

Frank Ashwood Considers the Earth’s Earliest Soil, the First Mass Extinction Event, and the Impact of People

By Frank Ashwood | October 2, 2026

A Journey to Antarctica in Photos: Remembering Ernest Shackleton’s Grand Expedition

A Journey to Antarctica in Photos: Remembering Ernest Shackleton’s Grand Expedition

Alexandra Shackleton on the Enduring Legacy of Her Grandfather’s Voyage to the Southernmost Tip of the World

By Alexandra Shackleton | September 28, 2026

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What We Lose in the Face of Extinction

By Neil Griffin | September 22, 2026

Remembering the great Annie Dillard.

By James Folta | September 16, 2026

Robert Moor on Rethinking Environmentalism, Tree by Tree

By Fiction Non Fiction | September 10, 2026

What Peatlands Can Teach Us About Time

What Peatlands Can Teach Us About Time

Jennifer de Mooy on the Carbon Under Our Feet

By Jennifer de Mooy | September 9, 2026

On Edmond Albius, the Enslaved Man Who Pioneered the Pollination of Vanilla

On Edmond Albius, the Enslaved Man Who Pioneered the Pollination of Vanilla

From Eric T. Jennings’s Cundill Prize-Shortlisted Vanilla: The History of an Extraordinary Bean

By Eric T. Jennings | September 4, 2026

Landscapes That Tell Stories: On the Power and Personality of Trees

Landscapes That Tell Stories: On the Power and Personality of Trees

Aya Kōda Considers the Ways Nature Can Emotionally Affect Us

By Aya Kōda | September 3, 2026

Searching For the Elusive Snow Leopard Deep in the Himalayas

Searching For the Elusive Snow Leopard Deep in the Himalayas

Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi Explores the Habitat and Habits of a Majestic Animal

By Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi | September 3, 2026

Nick Offerman on the Essential Wisdom of Wendell Berry

Nick Offerman on the Essential Wisdom of Wendell Berry

In Conversation With Gary Lovely

By Gary Lovely | September 2, 2026

Data Centers: The Latest Thing to Destroy Beautiful West Virginia

Data Centers: The Latest Thing to Destroy Beautiful West Virginia

Matthew Neill Null on the Silicon Valley Greed Leaching Into Canaan Valley

By Matthew Neill Null | August 25, 2026

How Orchids Inspired the Groundbreaking Work of Charles Darwin

How Orchids Inspired the Groundbreaking Work of Charles Darwin

Rowan Hooper on the Hidden Life of a Remarkable Flower

By Rowan Hooper | August 20, 2026

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