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When Plastic Grew on Trees

When Plastic Grew on Trees

Is It Ivory? Is it a Nut? It's Tagua.

By Edward Posnett | August 8, 2019

On Our Relentless Quest for Bigfoot

On Our Relentless Quest for Bigfoot

What Does the Elusiveness of the Sasquatch Reveal About Human Nature?

By John Zada | August 1, 2019

George Orwell and More in the Borderlands of Life and Death

George Orwell and More in the Borderlands of Life and Death

Andrew Ervin Talks to Robert Macfarlane and Emily Wilson About the World's "Thin Places"

By Andrew Ervin | July 22, 2019

How Does a Lobster Wind Up With the Pepsi Logo “Tattooed” on Its Shell?

How Does a Lobster Wind Up With the Pepsi Logo “Tattooed” on Its Shell?

On the Impact of Ocean Plastic on Human and Animal Health

By Will McCallum | July 18, 2019

The Compelling Tales We Tell of Fictional Tigers

The Compelling Tales We Tell of Fictional Tigers

Katy Yocom on Ten Enduring Stories of an Endangered Species

By Katy Yocom | July 18, 2019

'Fatal Light Awareness,' <br>A Poem by Margaret Atwood

'Fatal Light Awareness,'
A Poem by Margaret Atwood

With Photographs by Owen Deutsch from Bringing Back the Birds

By Margaret Atwood | July 17, 2019

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The Life-Changing Magic of Mushroom Hunting in Central Park

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Meet the Bay Area Butterflies Fighting For Survival

Meet the Bay Area Butterflies Fighting For Survival

But Can They Outlast Development and Drought?

By Nick Haddad | June 25, 2019

Why Does Losing a Pet Hurt So Much?

Why Does Losing a Pet Hurt So Much?

Jacky Colliss Harvey on Our Very Human Grieving of Animal Companions

By Jacky Colliss Harvey | June 20, 2019

The Weirdness, Wonder, and Terror of the Contemporary Zoo

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Molly Reid on the Way We Use Language Changes the Way We See Animals

By Molly Reid | June 19, 2019

Why Are We Driven to Explore the Very Depths of This Earthly Abyss?

Why Are We Driven to Explore the Very Depths of This Earthly Abyss?

Robert Macfarlane on Deep Water Cave-Diving and the Lure of the Void

By Robert Macfarlane | June 18, 2019

Fathers and Sons: The Things We Talk About to Avoid Talking to Each Other

Fathers and Sons: The Things We Talk About to Avoid Talking to Each Other

Dean Kuipers on the Conversations He Didn't Have with His Dad

By Dean Kuipers | June 14, 2019

On Life and Death and the Oldest Living Thing in Pennsylvania

On Life and Death and the Oldest Living Thing in Pennsylvania

Barbara Hurd on the Lessons of Robert Macfarlane's Underland

By Barbara Hurd | June 10, 2019

Who Were the Geniuses Who First Domesticated the Wild Honey Bee?

Who Were the Geniuses Who First Domesticated the Wild Honey Bee?

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