There
is a miles-long solitary wave trundling its way across an ocean right now. It
will travel for days on end before dissipating its
billions of joules of energy. From motes of methane pushed by distant
starlight, to words smuggled out of a silent place, our world is full of unseen
currents that carry and connect.

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If Oaks and Orchids Could Talk
Lucas Gutierrez wants to turn plant frequencies into a language humans can understand -
Celebrating the Relationship Between Science and Illustration
A conversation with Society of Illustrators executive director Arabelle Liepold -
The Extraordinary, Imperiled Science at the End of the Earth
Firing experts in Antarctica couldn’t come at a worse time -
Breaking a Cycle of Apocalypse
John Larison’s new novel The Ancients suggests some societies are built for cataclysm -
An Earthy Fallen Star
The strange mushroom that puffs life into forests around the world.