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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

What We Lose in the Face of Extinction

What We Lose in the Face of Extinction

Neil Griffin on Doomed Species, Our Capacity for Wonder, and How Extinction Shapes the Planet

By Neil Griffin | September 22, 2026

Remembering the great Annie Dillard.

Remembering the great Annie Dillard.

By James Folta | September 16, 2026

Robert Moor on Rethinking Environmentalism, Tree by Tree

Robert Moor on Rethinking Environmentalism, Tree by Tree

In Conversation with Christian Barter and Jennifer Maritza McCauley on Fiction/Non/Fiction

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

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On Women and The Water Cure: Nine Memoirs About Wild Swimming

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Why I Hiked the Appalachian Trail Twice—30 Years Apart

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Earl Swift Remembers His Experiences Traversing America’s Mountainous East

By Earl Swift | August 18, 2026

Why Thoreau and <em>Walden</em> Resonate With Chinese Youth

Why Thoreau and Walden Resonate With Chinese Youth

Julia Du Explores the Impact of an Iconic Work of American Literature on Contemporary China

By Julia Du | August 17, 2026

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