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Nature
“We Call Them Vampires.” Studying Bats in the Jungles of Belize
Yossi Yovel Explores the Natural Habitat of a Blood Sucking Mammal
By
Yossi Yovel
| October 31, 2025
On Zombie Ants, Parasitic Fungus, and the Violent Legacy of Anti-Blackness
Maria Pinto Considers the Striking Parallels Between the Human and the Natural Worlds
By
Maria Pinto
| October 31, 2025
Rediscovering the Lost Arts of the English Woodlands
James Fox on the Thankless Job of the Chiltern Hills Woodsmen
By
James Fox
| October 29, 2025
Murder, Polar Bears, and Arctic Hurricanes: The Many Twists and Turns of a 2008 Whaling Research Expedition
“All efforts were futile. We were merely spectators to the ways of nature.”
By
Jeff Wilser
| October 28, 2025
Cursed Mountains and Deathly Lakes: When Nature Is Explained By Myth
Adrienne Mayor Explores the Folklore and Legends Behind Natural Phenomena From Across the World
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Adrienne Mayor
| October 22, 2025
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Brittany Allen
| October 10, 2025
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Meet the Ocean’s Remarkable See-Through Animals
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Steven Haddock and Sönke Johnsen
| September 25, 2025
On the Limits of Language at the End of the World
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Ed Simon
| September 24, 2025
The Secret Language of Tawny Owls
“These are owl woods and always will be unless something is done to remove them.”
By
Adam Nicolson
| September 19, 2025
How Mutualism Between Humans and Beavers Can Boost Our Ecosystems (and Our Happiness)
“For making our lives better, we might allow the beavers simply to live.”
By
Rob Dunn
| September 19, 2025
The Many Benefits of Composting, From Reducing Food Waste to Creating a Bovine Snack Bar
“My vocation as a writer and editor and my avocation as a gardener and composter go hand in hand.”
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Scott Russell Smith
| September 18, 2025
Here's what's making us happy
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week.
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Brittany Allen
| September 12, 2025
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"Not much happens In fact there is much in the text that is not made…"