Our Good Season is Your Catastrophe: On Life as a Wildland Firefighter

Our Good Season is Your Catastrophe: On Life as a Wildland Firefighter

How River Selby Found Herself Battling Wildfires

By River Selby | August 25, 2025

Turns out there are a <em>lot</em> of insects named after writers.

Turns out there are a lot of insects named after writers.

By James Folta | August 21, 2025

Embracing Ethical Pessimism in the Face of Near-Certain Climate Doom

Embracing Ethical Pessimism in the Face of Near-Certain Climate Doom

Roy Scranton on How Transcendental Style in Paul Schrader’s “First Reformed” Helps Imagine an Unimaginable Future

By Roy Scranton | August 20, 2025

Reading the River: How to Measure the Frequency of Flooding

Reading the River: How to Measure the Frequency of Flooding

Ellen Wohl Explores How “Flood Fingerprints” Can Help Us Prepare for Future Flood Disasters

By Ellen Wohl | August 20, 2025

River Selby on Wildland Firefighting, Processing Trauma, and Writing For Your Younger Self

River Selby on Wildland Firefighting, Processing Trauma, and Writing For Your Younger Self

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “Hotshot”

By Jane Ciabattari | August 19, 2025

How We Can Improve Our Lives by Going Outside

How We Can Improve Our Lives by Going Outside

Marc Berman on the Physical and Mental Healing Properties of Nature

By Marc Berman | August 15, 2025

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Biologists named a sex pheromone found in mouse urine after Mr. Darcy.

By James Folta | July 28, 2025

Here's what's making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | July 25, 2025

How an Ancient Ice Age Froze the Entire Earth—And Helped Humanity Flourish

By Laura Poppick | July 22, 2025

How Big Agriculture Mislead the Public About the Benefits of Biofuels

How Big Agriculture Mislead the Public About the Benefits of Biofuels

Michael Grunwald on the Cascading Impact of Ethanol Production on Climate Change

By Michael Grunwald | July 21, 2025

Surrendering Logic: On Using Magical Realism to Explore Climate Grief

Surrendering Logic: On Using Magical Realism to Explore Climate Grief

Emily Buchanan Rethinks Our Relationship with the Planet in Life and Art

By Emily Buchanan | July 18, 2025

The Queer Relationship That Powered Rachel Carson’s Nature Writing

The Queer Relationship That Powered Rachel Carson’s Nature Writing

Lida Maxwell on Dorothy Freeman, “Silent Spring,” and Rejecting Heteronormativity

By Lida Maxwell | July 18, 2025

Haunted Household Objects: What the Material World Can Teach Us About Ourselves

Haunted Household Objects: What the Material World Can Teach Us About Ourselves

Katherine Larson on the False Binary Between Humans and Their Surroundings

By Katherine Larson | July 16, 2025

Black authors' houses are historically hard to preserve. Here's why (plus, a few to visit).

Black authors' houses are historically hard to preserve. Here's why (plus, a few to visit).

Taking a literary pilgrimage this summer? Visit these historic Black authors' homes.

By Brittany Allen | July 15, 2025

Growing Your Wild Garden: On Nature As a Companion, Not a Competitor

Growing Your Wild Garden: On Nature As a Companion, Not a Competitor

Richard Mabey Considers the Relationship Between the Human and Natural Worlds

By Richard Mabey | July 15, 2025

Nature’s Infinite Possibilities: Exploring the World’s Many Ways of Knowing

Nature’s Infinite Possibilities: Exploring the World’s Many Ways of Knowing

Mari Andrew: “With all that extra free space to wiggle around in science, philosophy, and magic, who knows what we’ll discover?”

By Mari Andrew | July 15, 2025

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