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Cursed Mountains and Deathly Lakes: When Nature Is Explained By Myth

Cursed Mountains and Deathly Lakes: When Nature Is Explained By Myth

Adrienne Mayor Explores the Folklore and Legends Behind Natural Phenomena From Across the World

By Adrienne Mayor | October 22, 2025

The Mild Mannered Englishman Who Was the World’s Most Prolific Ghost Hunter

The Mild Mannered Englishman Who Was the World’s Most Prolific Ghost Hunter

Ben Machell on Paranormal Investigator Tony Cornell

By Ben Machell | October 20, 2025

The dentist should let you read instead of watch TV.

The dentist should let you read instead of watch TV.

By James Folta | October 16, 2025

What Mining for Water in the Andean Desert Reveals About “Green” Capitalism

What Mining for Water in the Andean Desert Reveals About “Green” Capitalism

Thea Riofrancos on the Astonishing Biodiversity in the Atacama Salt Flat—And Why We Need to Protect It

By Thea Riofrancos | October 3, 2025

Re(se)a(r)ching For Connection: Navigating the Fact and Fiction of Alien Abduction Stories

Re(se)a(r)ching For Connection: Navigating the Fact and Fiction of Alien Abduction Stories

Ilana Masad: “It’s in trying to reach beyond our limited selves that we are, I believe, most human.”

By Ilana Masad | October 2, 2025

The 10 Best Books on Permaculture

The 10 Best Books on Permaculture

With Recommendations From Experts David Holmgren, Claudia Joseph, and Tony Rollison

By Catherine Habgood | September 29, 2025

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By James Folta | September 26, 2025

How Modern Life Has Been Shaped By the Power to Choose

By Sophia Rosenfeld | September 26, 2025

Meet the Ocean’s Remarkable See-Through Animals

By Steven Haddock and Sönke Johnsen | September 25, 2025

On the Limits of Language at the End of the World

On the Limits of Language at the End of the World

Ed Simon Considers How We Talk About the Climate Apocalypse

By Ed Simon | September 24, 2025

The Secret Language of Tawny Owls

The Secret Language of Tawny Owls

“These are owl woods and always will be unless something is done to remove them.”

By Adam Nicolson | September 19, 2025

How Mutualism Between Humans and Beavers Can Boost Our Ecosystems (and Our Happiness)

How Mutualism Between Humans and Beavers Can Boost Our Ecosystems (and Our Happiness)

“For making our lives better, we might allow the beavers simply to live.”

By Rob Dunn | September 19, 2025

The Many Benefits of Composting, From Reducing Food Waste to Creating a Bovine Snack Bar

The Many Benefits of Composting, From Reducing Food Waste to Creating a Bovine Snack Bar

“My vocation as a writer and editor and my avocation as a gardener and composter go hand in hand.”

By Scott Russell Smith | September 18, 2025

How To Raise a Reader in an Age of Digital Distraction

How To Raise a Reader in an Age of Digital Distraction

Jessica Ewing on the Ways Parents Can Promote Thoughtful Technology Use and Sustainable Reading Habits

By Jessica Ewing | September 15, 2025

The Future (and Past) is Human (and Machine)

The Future (and Past) is Human (and Machine)

Alan Lightman and Martin Rees Explore How Science and Technology Have Shaped Our World—And What Comes Next

By Alan Lightman | September 12, 2025

The Link Between Trauma, Drug Use, and Our Search to Feel Better

The Link Between Trauma, Drug Use, and Our Search to Feel Better

“As capitalism has invented ever more ways to be miserable, so too has it invented ever more specific ways to ease that misery.”

By P.E. Moskowitz | September 11, 2025

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