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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 | May 16, 2025

A Volatile Proposition: Exploring Life Inside Earth’s Most Extreme Environments

A Volatile Proposition: Exploring Life Inside Earth’s Most Extreme Environments

Karen G. Lloyd Reflects on a Risky Journey Into the Crater of Costa Rica’s Poás Volcano

By Karen G. Lloyd | May 16, 2025

What I Learned at My First Tree-Climbing Workshop

What I Learned at My First Tree-Climbing Workshop

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By Marguerite Holloway | May 13, 2025

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

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

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

Don Gillmor Explores the Economic, Political and Environmental Impact of Our Addiction to Oil

By Don Gillmor | April 25, 2025

What Makes the Octopus So Worthy of Our Eternal Fascination

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

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

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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.

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

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