On Science, Ancient Philosophy, and Re-Enchanting Nature

On Science, Ancient Philosophy, and Re-Enchanting Nature

M.D. Usher Takes Stock of Anthropocentric Ideas in the Anthropocene

By M.D. Usher | May 13, 2025

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

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

By Brittany Allen | May 9, 2025

An Indigenous Theory of Water: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson on Rivers as Teachers

An Indigenous Theory of Water: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson on Rivers as Teachers

The Author of "Theory of Water" Offers Some Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg Spirituality

By Leanne Betasamosake Simpson | May 8, 2025

Ornament, Etiquette, Identity, Food: A Personal History of the Orange

Ornament, Etiquette, Identity, Food: A Personal History of the Orange

Katie Goh Ponders Citrus in Art and Life

By Katie Goh | May 7, 2025

From MLMs to Nuclear War: <br>10 Great Nonfiction Books to Read in May

From MLMs to Nuclear War:
10 Great Nonfiction Books to Read in May

Featuring Work by Bridget Read, Amanda Hess, Robert Macfarlane, and More

By Literary Hub | May 2, 2025

A field guide to the readers you’ll see in public this spring.

A field guide to the readers you’ll see in public this spring.

By James Folta | April 30, 2025

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From Lagos to Calgary the Resource Curse Condemns Nations to Corruption and Autocracy

By Don Gillmor | April 25, 2025

What Makes the Octopus So Worthy of Our Eternal Fascination

By Drew Harvell | April 22, 2025

Here’s everything that’s making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | April 18, 2025

Before It’s Too Late: Crossing the Northwest Passage in the Era of Climate Change

Before It’s Too Late: Crossing the Northwest Passage in the Era of Climate Change

Mark Synnott on the Logistical, Environmental and Emotional Preparations For a Journey Through the Arctic

By Mark Synnott | April 18, 2025

Inside a New Exhibit That Celebrates the Most Unappreciated Part of Children's Books.

Inside a New Exhibit That Celebrates the Most Unappreciated Part of Children's Books.

Bruce Handy on the endlessly fascinating endpaper.

By Brittany Allen | April 17, 2025

Here's everything that's making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here's everything that's making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | April 11, 2025

Our Superfunds, Ourselves: Inside America’s Polluted Urban Ruins

Our Superfunds, Ourselves: Inside America’s Polluted Urban Ruins

Ariel Courage Explores a Systematic Legacy of Environmental Contamination and Neglect in the United States

By Ariel Courage | April 10, 2025

Here are a few things that are getting us through the week.

Here are a few things that are getting us through the week.

By Brittany Allen | April 4, 2025

The Forest For the Trees: How “Backyard Biology” Can Lead to Scientific Breakthroughs

The Forest For the Trees: How “Backyard Biology” Can Lead to Scientific Breakthroughs

Thor Hanson on the Joys of Slowing Down and Discovering the Unknown In the Familiar

By Thor Hanson | April 3, 2025

What the Mysterious Mating Habits of an Enigmatic Species Reveal About the Secrets of Evolution

What the Mysterious Mating Habits of an Enigmatic Species Reveal About the Secrets of Evolution

Matt Ridley on the Paradoxical Pickiness of the Black Grouse

By Matt Ridley | March 24, 2025

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