Slippery, Slimy and Sublime: On Our Fascination with Eels

Slippery, Slimy and Sublime: On Our Fascination with Eels

Ellen Ruppel Shell Goes Deep on the Cultural Life of the Anguillidae

By Ellen Ruppel Shell | August 5, 2024

Should Humanity Pay the Ultimate Price For Its Crimes Against Nature?

Should Humanity Pay the Ultimate Price For Its Crimes Against Nature?

Todd May Ponders the Prospect and Ethics of Voluntary Human Extinction

By Todd May | August 5, 2024

Jen Hadfield on Annie Dillard’s <em>Pilgrim at Tinker Creek</em>

Jen Hadfield on Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

In Conversation for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | July 24, 2024

Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder on Protecting Mauna Kea

Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder on Protecting Mauna Kea

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | July 24, 2024

All Living Creatures: Do Animals Deserve Political Rights and Representation?

All Living Creatures: Do Animals Deserve Political Rights and Representation?

Brandon Keim Considers the Human Case for Giving a Voice to the Voiceless

By Brandon Keim | July 23, 2024

Seeing Green: Why We Should All Be Paying Attention to Plants

Seeing Green: Why We Should All Be Paying Attention to Plants

Klaudia Khan on the Arrogance of Anthropocentrism and the Overlooked Wonders of the Natural World

By Klaudia Khan | July 23, 2024

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Olivia Laing on the Care and Keeping of Gardens In an Era of Climate Emergency

Olivia Laing on the Care and Keeping of Gardens In an Era of Climate Emergency

How Green Spaces Form a Key Part of Our Shared Existence

By Olivia Laing | July 8, 2024

How Do We Balance the Needs of the Earth With the Needs of Humanity?

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C.L. Skach Considers the Arbitrary Nature of the Laws That Govern Our Relationship With the Land

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How White Sharks Became the Serial Killers of the Sea

How White Sharks Became the Serial Killers of the Sea

John Long on the Hunting Tactics of One of Nature's Most Feared Predators

By John Long | July 2, 2024

An End to Exclusivity: On the Fight For Equitable Land Distribution in Minnesota

An End to Exclusivity: On the Fight For Equitable Land Distribution in Minnesota

Audrea Lim Considers the Reparative Possibilities of Land Ownership for Marginalized Communities

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City of One Million Trees: How New York Inspired Other Cities to Go Green

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