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Therapy... Chickens? Tove Danovich on Finding Comfort in Feathered Friends

Therapy... Chickens? Tove Danovich on Finding Comfort in Feathered Friends

“Some people pour themselves a glass of wine; others stare at chickens.”

By Tove Danovich | March 30, 2023

How a War Over Eggs Marked the Early History of San Francisco

How a War Over Eggs Marked the Early History of San Francisco

Lizzie Stark on the Other 1848 Rush for Riches in California

By Lizzie Stark | March 29, 2023

Why Learning About Other Animals Makes Us Better Writers

Why Learning About Other Animals Makes Us Better Writers

Gina Chung on How Bats, Octopuses, and Other Animals Helped Her Better Understand Humanity

By Gina Chung | March 28, 2023

<em>Valemon The Bear</em>: Myth in the Age of the Anthropocene with Martin Shaw

Valemon The Bear: Myth in the Age of the Anthropocene with Martin Shaw

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | March 27, 2023

Living Fossils: Inside the World of Jellyfish

Living Fossils: Inside the World of Jellyfish

Dr. Lisa-ann Gershwin Considers These Dangerous Yet Beguiling Sea Creatures

By Dr. Lisa-ann Gershwin | March 24, 2023

Shelley Read on Place, Home, and Being a Fifth-Generation Coloradan

Shelley Read on Place, Home, and Being a Fifth-Generation Coloradan

The Author of Go As a River in Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life

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<em>What Survives</em> —Lacy M. Johnson Examines the Aftermath of Disaster

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Tiffany Shlain on the History of Feminism, Tree Rings, and “Dendrofemonology”

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Daisy Hildyard on the Ancient Origins of James Lovelock, Progenitor of Gaia Theory

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“Lovelock’s origin can be traced back thirteen billion years, and more, to an event that lasted for a fraction of a moment.”

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Learning About the Natural World (Inside My Family’s Cult)

Learning About the Natural World (Inside My Family’s Cult)

“Mother doesn’t believe in protecting children from anything.”

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Fabulous Fungi: On the Endless Possibilities of the Mushroom

Fabulous Fungi: On the Endless Possibilities of the Mushroom

Meg Madden Explores the Many Ways to Use Mushrooms

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