War may be ongoing, but how we fight and what we fight over changes with the times.
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Along the coast of Baja California, a grassroots effort to save the green sea turtle is thriving.
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Geology meets sexual fluidity on the shores of Lake Superior.
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Lamenting the loss of reliable seasons, one snowflake at a time. Web extra: Author Interview.
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Commuter-rail Transcendentalism and other routes to suburban enlightenment, yo. Web extra: Author reads this column aloud.
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From the department of curiosities: a federal statistic that tracks the balance point of the U.S. population. Web extra: author interview on the Orion podcast
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Recipe for a healthy childhood: fewer rules and more independence.
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Rendering river water into tomes and seeds into texts, an artist practices a most graceful form of restoration. Web Extra: Audio Slide Show.
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When it comes to burning carbon, some people’s hypocrisy matters more than others’.
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A father turns to Wordsworth for advice on how to cultivate a child’s love of nature in the city.
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What the psychology of abuse can tell us about climate deniers.
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We barely know how nanoparticles work, but they’re already lurking in our socks and our toothpaste.
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Technology isn’t likely to save us, but neither is environmentalism.
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Inside the dynamic art of animal musicology.
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Scientists may have the facts, but people of faith have the gumption.
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Hanging with real live phantoms in the shadow of the new dust bowl. Web audio extra: the author reads this column aloud.
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Blindly pursuing the holy grail of profit is bringing us oceans of misery.
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Will the unprecedented success of Homo sapiens lead to an unavoidable downfall? Web audio extra: author interview.
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In the shadow of a tainted history, a poet struggles to write in the pastoral tradition. Web audio extra: author reads this essay aloud.
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Thoughts on the incredible popularity of dystopian young adult fiction.
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Fifty years ago a book changed the way we think about nature—or did it? Web extra: audio slide show
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