A Kind of Arctic Madness: On Christiane Ritter’s Essential Memoir of the Far North

A Kind of Arctic Madness: On Christiane Ritter’s Essential Memoir of the Far North

Colin Dickey Goes All the Way to Svalbard to Read “A Woman in the Polar Night”

By Colin Dickey | August 22, 2024

Taking the Long View: Why There Might Still Be Hope For the Earth’s Oceans

Taking the Long View: Why There Might Still Be Hope For the Earth’s Oceans

Helen Scales on How Best to Mitigate the Anthropocene’s Negative Impact on Marine Ecosystems

By Helen Scales | August 19, 2024

To Dream of Beauty: On the Possibility of Afrofuturism as a Solution to Climate Catastrophe

To Dream of Beauty: On the Possibility of Afrofuturism as a Solution to Climate Catastrophe

Christopher J. Schell Considers the Intersections of Systemic Racism and Systematic Destruction of the Environment

By Christopher J. Schell | August 15, 2024

Words of No Syllables: How Animals Bond With Their Human Caretakers

Words of No Syllables: How Animals Bond With Their Human Caretakers

Rosamund Young on Caring for Cows, Sheep and Other Four-Legged Friends

By Rosamund Young | August 14, 2024

Do Dolphins Give Each Other... Names?

Do Dolphins Give Each Other... Names?

Arik Kershenbaum on What It Means When Dolphins Whistle To Each Other

By Arik Kershenbaum | August 9, 2024

Jasmin Graham on Understanding Sharks

Jasmin Graham on Understanding Sharks

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | August 8, 2024

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Should Humanity Pay the Ultimate Price For Its Crimes Against Nature?

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Jen Hadfield on Annie Dillard’s <em>Pilgrim at Tinker Creek</em>

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In Conversation for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

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Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder on Protecting Mauna Kea

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All Living Creatures: Do Animals Deserve Political Rights and Representation?

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Brandon Keim Considers the Human Case for Giving a Voice to the Voiceless

By Brandon Keim | July 23, 2024

Seeing Green: Why We Should All Be Paying Attention to Plants

Seeing Green: Why We Should All Be Paying Attention to Plants

Klaudia Khan on the Arrogance of Anthropocentrism and the Overlooked Wonders of the Natural World

By Klaudia Khan | July 23, 2024

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How Japanese-American Scientist Eugenie Clark Spearheaded the Study of Sharks

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Jasmin Graham on the Unsung Contributions of Women of Color to Marine Biology

By Jasmin Graham | July 18, 2024

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