Deep Intellect

by Sy Montgomery

When you gaze into the eye of a giant octopus, don't underestimate what's going on inside that big, squishy head.

I, Turbo

Text and photographs by Eric Wagner

In the wilds of Patagonia, a feisty penguin crosses the line between study subject and friend.

Wisdom in the Wild

by J.B. MacKinnon

Is it smart to eat anything that might be older than your grandmother?
Plus two audio extras.

Mutual Aid

by Derrick Jensen

Stemming the sixth great extinction, one egg sac at a time.

New Dog in Town

by Christopher Ketcham
Photographs by Trish Carney

Coyotes are moving into the city, adopting urban habits, and in New York they seem to like golf.

Specimens

Art and text by Amanda Keller Konya

Portraits of America's most polluted river, bottled and tagged as evidence.

Maori Eels

Text and art by James Prosek

The Maori of New Zealand seek their own renewal in the restoration of a powerful and mysterious creature.

A Mind in the Water

by D. Graham Burnett

The shocking double life of the dolphin, featuring neuropsychologists, hippies, spies, and extraterrestrials.

Underwater

Photographs by Karen Glaser

Slide show: what lurks above the waterline, as seen from below.

Cloudy Is the Stuff of Stones

by Anthony Doerr

Looking into the eyes of pebbles, in search of some immutable truth.

Spectral Light

by Amy Irvine

When the boundaries between predator and prey, wild and tame, black and white, become blurred.

When Plants Tweet

by Erica Wetter

On Coming Back as a Buzzard

by Lia Purpura

The beautiful necessity of an appetite for all things.

World at Dawn

by Diane Ackerman

The subtle delights of the ghostly realm between night and day.

The Trumpet of the Swan

by Kim Todd

Childhood memories withstand the test of time, but a fragile species may be another story.

The Adored, Buzzing Around Us

by Sharman Apt Russell

Finding beauty in unexpectedly beautiful creatures.
FULL ARTICLE available.

Spy Flies

by Kathleen Yale

Didn't you just know they were up to something?
FULL (short) ARTICLE AVAILABLE

Silence Like Scouring Sand

by Kathleen Dean Moore

Defending the pitter-patter, the swish, and other rarely considered natural resources.

A Window

by Hank Lentfer

Connecting to the world

Polar Bear

by Richard Ellis

The anatomy of a symbol

Date with a Lichen

by Richard Fortey

Lichens can be seen as one of the canaries in our mine...

Taking Wildness in Hand: Rescuing Species

by Michelle Nijhuis

Rescuing some species from a warming climate may mean picking them up and moving them.

Sea Stars: A Galaxy at Our Feet

by Barbara Hurd

Sea Stars: beholding a miracle as the world grinds the living into debris.

Gray Thunder: Listening to Elephants

by Cyril Christo
Photographs by Cyril Christo and Marie Wilkinson

Elephants are speaking to us. Is anyone listening?

The Failure of Names

Art and text by James Prosek

Beyond the limits of Linnaeus lies a world teeming with infinite colors, shapes, and sizes.