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A Place of Healing: Robin Wall Kimmerer on the Medicinal Plants of the Adirondacks

A Place of Healing: Robin Wall Kimmerer on the Medicinal Plants of the Adirondacks

"If we value the medicine the land offers us so generously, we must become medicine for the land."

By Robin Wall Kimmerer | June 2, 2025

In Praise of the Inherent Queerness of Nature

In Praise of the Inherent Queerness of Nature

Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian Asks Us to Consider the Possibilities of a More Egalitarian Relationship With the Natural World

By Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian | May 28, 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

When Bees Discover the Scientists Who Dedicated Their Lives to Studying Them

When Bees Discover the Scientists Who Dedicated Their Lives to Studying Them

From Peter Kuper’s Illustrated Natural History, “Insectopolis”

By Peter Kuper | May 16, 2025

Defeating Death: On the Motivations and Methods of People Who Want to Live Forever

Defeating Death: On the Motivations and Methods of People Who Want to Live Forever

Amy Larocca Explores Some of the Most Extreme Manifestations of Contemporary Wellness Culture

By Amy Larocca | May 14, 2025

On the Very Real Dangers of the Artificial Intelligence Hype Machine

On the Very Real Dangers of the Artificial Intelligence Hype Machine

Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna Explore AI History, the Cold War, and a Fatally Overhyped Idea

By Literary Hub | May 13, 2025

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On Science, Ancient Philosophy, and Re-Enchanting Nature

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How London’s Great Plague Planted the Seeds For Future Scientific Advancements

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On the Vital Importance of Preserving the Most Obscure—and Endangered—of the World’s Many Languages

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