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Ecology
July 1, 2021
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Jo Livingstone
The Crucial, Little Understood Science of the Seafloor
Helen Scales’s fascinating book about life in the deepest parts of the ocean carries a powerful warning.
October 6, 2020
Apocalypse Soon
Marion Renault
The Paradox of the Burmese Python
In Florida, scientists want to kill it. In Southeast Asia, they want to save it. And they’re working together.
August 7, 2020
Critical Mass
Jo Livingstone
How to Write About Climate Change
Two books offer different approaches to the changing relationship between humans and nature.
May 22, 2020
Apocalypse Soon
Melody Schreiber
Female Scientists Are Bearing the Brunt of Quarantine Child-Rearing
That’s bad news for all of us, particularly when it comes to research relevant to our current crises.
October 25, 2019
Magazine
John Patrick Leary
Corporate America Has Sapped “Green” of Meaning
The word is used to describe disposable plastic diapers as well as the most ambitious climate legislation ever proposed. So what good is it?
September 1, 2017
Jo Livingstone
Trophy
Shows that Big Game Hunting is Even More Complicated than You Think
A new documentary on the pay-per-kill industry delivers more questions than answers.
December 22, 2015
Mako Nozu
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Brian Thompson
Why Is Japan So Obsessed With Moss?
Two academics explain the rationale behind the country's latest craze.
June 23, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Is Pope Francis Too Gloomy? Or Are Conservatives Just in Denial About Our Planet?
February 17, 2015
Ken Sayers
Real Cavemen Ate Gluten
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