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Why <em>Harry Potter</em>’s Hedwig Would Make a Terrible Pet

Why Harry Potter’s Hedwig Would Make a Terrible Pet

Jennifer Ackerman on the Complex Care and Keeping of Real Owls

By Jennifer Ackerman | June 13, 2023

Nathaniel Rich Reads His Story <em>Hidden Bayou </em>

Nathaniel Rich Reads His Story Hidden Bayou

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | June 12, 2023

Between the River and the Sea: Surviving a Near-Death Experience on the Columbia River

Between the River and the Sea: Surviving a Near-Death Experience on the Columbia River

Randall Sullivan Pedals His Way Through the “Graveyard of the Pacific”

By Randall Sullivan | June 9, 2023

Anne Berest on Diving Into Her History for <em>The Postcard</em>

Anne Berest on Diving Into Her History for The Postcard

This Week on The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan

By The Literary Life | June 9, 2023

Moving Through the Trees at Night (To Save the Forests)

Moving Through the Trees at Night (To Save the Forests)

Greg King on Taking Radical Steps to Combat Deforestation

By Greg King | June 9, 2023

More Than Cute: Inside the Complex World of Animal Infancy

More Than Cute: Inside the Complex World of Animal Infancy

Danna Staaf Explores the Commonalities Between Small Humans and Small Animals

By Danna Staaf | June 8, 2023

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George and I: Frieda Hughes on the Early Days of Raising a Magpie

By Frieda Hughes | June 8, 2023

David Quammen’s Conservationist Manifesto From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril and Hope

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Boyce Upholt: Legal Protections for the Saguaro Cactus and Recognizing the Dignity of All Life

By Emergence Magazine | May 30, 2023

Ana Veciana-Suarez on Writing Through Difficult Things and Re-imagining Cervantes

Ana Veciana-Suarez on Writing Through Difficult Things and Re-imagining Cervantes

This Week on The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan

By The Literary Life | May 26, 2023

25 Nonfiction Books You Need to Read This Summer

25 Nonfiction Books You Need to Read This Summer

Because Novels Are Just Made-Up

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Arati Kumar-Rao on the Shifting Embrace of the Ganga River

Arati Kumar-Rao on the Shifting Embrace of the Ganga River

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | May 22, 2023

The Raw and the Refined: On the Origins and Making of Peru Balsam

The Raw and the Refined: On the Origins and Making of Peru Balsam

Perfumer Dominique Roques Journeys to the Heart of Scent Production in Central America

By Dominique Roques | May 22, 2023

“A Solid, Blue-Black World.” What William Beebe Found at the Bottom of the Ocean

“A Solid, Blue-Black World.” What William Beebe Found at the Bottom of the Ocean

Brad Fox on the History of Deep Sea Exploration

By Brad Fox | May 18, 2023

This Eagle Would Eat Your Toddler If It Had The Chance

This Eagle Would Eat Your Toddler If It Had The Chance

Adam Hart on Our Shared History With Predators

By Adam Hart | May 11, 2023

Cuddly, Cute, Curious Cats: On the Beauty and Diversity of the Feline Species

Cuddly, Cute, Curious Cats: On the Beauty and Diversity of the Feline Species

Jonathan B. Losos Explores the World of Cat Shows

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