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Colonizing Plants: How Bougainvillea Conquered the World

Colonizing Plants: How Bougainvillea Conquered the World

Shahnaz Habib on the Relationship Between Colonialism, Natural Science and Travel

By Shahnaz Habib | December 6, 2023

Walden, Freestyled: Reimagining and Reclaiming What It Means to Be Black in Nature

Walden, Freestyled: Reimagining and Reclaiming What It Means to Be Black in Nature

Edward Moreta Jr. on White Western Nature Writing, JID's 29 (Freestyle), and Longing for Black Representation in Wild Settings

By Edward Moreta Jr. | December 4, 2023

“The Status Quo is Not an Option...” John Vaillant on Our Climate Future

“The Status Quo is Not an Option...” John Vaillant on Our Climate Future

Alex Clark on the 2023 Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction

By Alex Clark | November 22, 2023

Kerri ní Dochartaigh on How Motherhood Taught Her About Mammalhood

Kerri ní Dochartaigh on How Motherhood Taught Her About Mammalhood

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By Emergence Magazine | November 20, 2023

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Tim Robinson on the Lore of Sea and Shore in Ireland

By Tim Robinson | November 17, 2023

The Ability to Transform: On Wolves Becoming People, and People Becoming Wolves

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By Sonja Swift | November 17, 2023

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What the Marabou Stork Taught Me About Writing in an Era of Mass Extinction and Waste

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