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Natural History

Articles are sorted by date with the most recently published first.

Window of Possibility

by Anthony Doerr

Why one particular photograph should be in every classroom in the world.

Polymers Are Forever

by Alan Weisman

There was hardly any prior to 1945, but it may now be the most ubiquitous man-made substance on Earth.

The Consolations of Extinction

by Christopher Cokinos

Feeling responsible for saving the entire biosphere can be a real drag, but one can take comfort in those who've come and gone before.

Evolving, Swiftly

by Robert Michael Pyle

Animals can adapt to modified habitats, but can humans adapt to save both the animals and themselves?

A Day of Discovery

by Richard Preston

Slogging for hours through dense, unforgiving forest, two lost naturalists find the botanical mother lode: the largest living things on earth.

The Territory of Tint

by Robert Michael Pyle

What constitutes a Kodak moment may range widely among humans, even wider among Fidos and fritillaries.

Tracking Tar

by William L. Fox

Beneath the streets of L.A., geology is dramatic, and more nuanced than Hollywood's most dazzling special effects make it out to be.

The Perfect Predator

by Sonia Shah

A mosquito, a parasite, and the misguided ethos that allowed both to prosper.

The Tears of Trees

by Victoria Finlay

Following a gemstone back to its source reveals a whole spectrum of curiosities.

Learning to Surf

by David Gessner

David Gessner's artful essay on what pelicans have to teach him about trying something new has won the 2006 John Burroughs Essay Award.

The Nature of Violence

text by Jeffrey A. Lockwood

This thoughtful essay about violence was included in Best American Science and Nature Writing 2007.

Notes on the Subject of Contrails

by Matt Rasmussen

On the day the sky stood still, should we have been paying more attention?

The Naturalist

by Barry Lopez

In a world invested in hypermaterialism, the naturalist's imagination is needed more than ever.

Las Monarcas

by Robert Michael Pyle

The monarch is beauty, delicacy, fragility, and hope; a symbol of international conservation, and a reminder to live in a way that will preserve the tiny wonders of our world.

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