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Here’s what’s making us happy <em>this</em> week.

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

By Brittany Allen | January 16, 2026

Megan Milks on Visiting an Animal Sanctuary, Writing About Dairy, and Their Fascination With Cows

Megan Milks on Visiting an Animal Sanctuary, Writing About Dairy, and Their Fascination With Cows

“This seems like a moment. . . Megan Milks reading Milked.”

By Megan Milks | January 13, 2026

Inside the Inferno: Revisiting Southern California’s First Wildfire of 2025

Inside the Inferno: Revisiting Southern California’s First Wildfire of 2025

Jacob Soboroff Chronicles the Destruction Wrought by the Eaton Canyon and Palisades Fires

By Jacob Soboroff | January 8, 2026

How Los Angeles and Chicago Came to Appreciate Their Coyote Neighbors

How Los Angeles and Chicago Came to Appreciate Their Coyote Neighbors

Dan Flores Considers Our Changing Attitudes Towards Urban Wildlife

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Feather By Feather: On Life, Death, and Birding

Feather By Feather: On Life, Death, and Birding

“I don’t know if I believe in signs. But in that moment, I needed one.”

By Farah Naz Rishi | January 5, 2026

Why Clearing Stormfall <br>With a Chainsaw is a Lot Like Writing Prose

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On the Death of Tech Idealism (and Rise of the Homeless) in Northern California

On the Death of Tech Idealism (and Rise of the Homeless) in Northern California

“It’s as though the city feels it’s been invaded by the unhoused. But turn San José inside out and it’s a giant homeless camp being invaded by a city.”

By Brian Barth | November 21, 2025

Outdoor Manual: Benjamin Wood on Taking It Outside

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“Moved outdoors, my novel finds its purpose and momentum.”

By Benjamin Wood | November 21, 2025

Iida Turpeinen on Exploring Our Relationship With the Natural World Through Fiction

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Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Beasts of the Sea

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Caught Between Empires: On the Fate of the Amur Tiger

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“For 170 years, tiger numbers have fallen and risen on both sides of the border as feelings toward these creatures have evolved...”

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Birding on the Beach: Why Fall and Winter Are Great Times to Bird Watch

Birding on the Beach: Why Fall and Winter Are Great Times to Bird Watch

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“We Call Them Vampires.” Studying Bats in the Jungles of Belize

“We Call Them Vampires.” Studying Bats in the Jungles of Belize

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