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Why “Shifting Baseline Syndrome” Makes It Harder to Save the Planet

Why “Shifting Baseline Syndrome” Makes It Harder to Save the Planet

Jason Dove Mark on the Ways Environmental Amnesia Influences Our Perception of the Natural World

By Jason Dove Mark | July 15, 2026

One of My Poems is Literally Going to the Moon

One of My Poems is Literally Going to the Moon

Sally Ashton on the Eternal Beauty of the Lunar-Human Connection

By Sally Ashton | July 15, 2026

The World’s Languages Are in the Middle of an Extinction-Level Event

The World’s Languages Are in the Middle of an Extinction-Level Event

Sophia Smith Galer on Linguicide and the Systematic Erasure of Minority Languages Across the Globe

By Sophia Smith Galer | July 9, 2026

“The Forest is the Therapist.” On the Art of Noticing

“The Forest is the Therapist.” On the Art of Noticing

Richard Louv Examines What It Means to Slow Down in the Modern World

By Richard Louv | June 23, 2026

On the Speed of Animals, Airborne and Earthbound

On the Speed of Animals, Airborne and Earthbound

Vaclav Smil Explains the Three Categories of Animal Mobility

By Vaclav Smil | June 22, 2026

Never-Ending Brightness: How Excessive Exposure to Artificial Light Is Hurting Us All

Never-Ending Brightness: How Excessive Exposure to Artificial Light Is Hurting Us All

Rowan Jacobsen on the Impact of Insomnia on Human Health

By Rowan Jacobsen | June 17, 2026

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What It’s Like to Interview For the Job of “Astronaut”

By Leroy Chiao | June 16, 2026

Did You Know That Squids Have Queer Sex at 7,000 Feet Below Sea Level?

By Perrin Roosevelt Ireland | June 15, 2026

Andrea Wulf Considers the Rare Humanity of an Eighteenth-Century Naturalist

By Andrea Wulf | June 11, 2026

Why Does Roast Chicken Taste So Good? Inside the Science Behind the Flavors We Love

Why Does Roast Chicken Taste So Good? Inside the Science Behind the Flavors We Love

Ijeoma Uchegbu on the Chemical Reactions That Turn Carbs and Fat Into Delicious Food

By Ijeoma Uchegbu | June 4, 2026

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in June

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in June

From Natural Histories of American Megafauna to Domestic Memoirs of Parenting While Trans, This Month Has Something For Everyone

By Literary Hub | June 2, 2026

Alone on a Mountain in Wyoming Far From Home and Looking for Answers

Alone on a Mountain in Wyoming Far From Home and Looking for Answers

Alexandra Oliva Goes the Extra Mile to Research the Science in Her Novel, The Radiant Dark

By Alexandra Oliva | June 1, 2026

How Medieval Doctors, Christian and Muslim, Treated the Black Death

How Medieval Doctors, Christian and Muslim, Treated the Black Death

Thomas Asbridge Considers the Influence of Religious Tradition on Medical Practice in the Middle Ages

By Thomas Asbridge | May 27, 2026

How Bees Came to the United States and Changed Our Landscape

How Bees Came to the United States and Changed Our Landscape

Jennie Durant Explores the History of Beekeeping and Its Impact on American Agriculture

By Jennie Durant | May 27, 2026

Is Alien Life Hiding in Plain Sight, Right Here in Our Solar System?

Is Alien Life Hiding in Plain Sight, Right Here in Our Solar System?

Dr. Sarah Alam Malik Considers the Prospect of Planetary Worlds Beyond Earth

By Sarah Alam Malik | May 22, 2026

Our Hormones Make Us Who We Are

Our Hormones Make Us Who We Are

Dr. Saira Hameed on the Endocrinologist as Detective

By Dr. Saira Hameed | May 20, 2026

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