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Andrea Wulf Considers the Rare Humanity of an Eighteenth-Century Naturalist

Andrea Wulf Considers the Rare Humanity of an Eighteenth-Century Naturalist

The Remarkable Life and Times of George Forster

By Andrea Wulf | June 11, 2026

The Man Who Killed the Last Eastern Elk in America—And Was Proud of It

The Man Who Killed the Last Eastern Elk in America—And Was Proud of It

Andrew Moore on “The Seneca Bear Hunter” Jim Jacobs and the End of the Wild, Rugged East Coast

By Andrew Moore | June 10, 2026

“Our Damage Doesn’t Define Us.” What We Owe to the Natural World and Each Other

“Our Damage Doesn’t Define Us.” What We Owe to the Natural World and Each Other

Chera Hammons on Writing in the Shadow of Violence, Trauma and Revisionist Natural History

By Chera Hammons | June 10, 2026

Silent Springs, Windswept Seas: On the Environmental Vision of Rachel Carson

Silent Springs, Windswept Seas: On the Environmental Vision of Rachel Carson

“I hope I have made clear tonight that a new spirit is abroad in this land.”

By Carla Baricz and James Kessenides | June 8, 2026

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in June

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in June

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By Literary Hub | June 2, 2026

How Bees Came to the United States and Changed Our Landscape

How Bees Came to the United States and Changed Our Landscape

Jennie Durant Explores the History of Beekeeping and Its Impact on American Agriculture

By Jennie Durant | May 27, 2026

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What Animal Parents Teach Humans About Care

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On Humanity’s Earliest Attempts <br>to Make a Home

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By Stefan Al | May 1, 2026

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“If You See Me, Weep.” And Other Souvenirs of Climate Catastrophe

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Anna Badkhen on What We Have Lost and What We Will Lose in an Era of Climate Emergency

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A Short History of America’s Drowned Towns

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Erin L. McCoy on the Intersection of Misplaced Nostalgia and Environmental Violence That Inspired Her Novel

By Erin L. McCoy | April 24, 2026

Bernd Heinrich on His Life in the Maine Woods

Bernd Heinrich on His Life in the Maine Woods

“It was all like an impossible dream come true.”

By Bernd Heinrich | April 23, 2026

From Birdsong to Sheep’s Eyes: How Nature Helps Us Tell Time

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On Writing the Hard Truths of Rural American Life

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