Brandon Keim
How “My Octopus Teacher” Defied Convention
Craig Foster reflects on a relationship that changed his connection to the natural world.
He Did Right by Animals. And Didn’t Take Bull from Anyone.
Bernard Rollin was a pioneer in animal rights. He left us with this scalding interview.
Did Cars Rescue Our Cities From Horses?
Debating a modern parable about waste and technology.
Nature’s Fear Factor
Ecologists argue balance is maintained by predators on the prowl.
How “My Octopus Teacher” Defied Convention
Craig Foster reflects on a relationship that changed his connection to the natural world.
Octopuses Find New Hunting Buddies
Animals are teaming up to adapt to a changing world.
The Pandemic Can’t Lock Down Nature
The wilderness offers not just escape but reassurance.
The Pandemic Can’t Lock Down Nature
The nonhuman world is free of charge; sunlight is a disinfectant, physical distance easily maintained, and no pandemic can suspend it. Nature offers not just escape but reassurance.Photograph by Tim Zurowski / Shutterstock Needing to clear my head, I went down to the Penobscot River. There they were, swimming with the mergansers, following an early […]
Where to See the Real Living Dead
Everyone knows forests are alive, but Suzanne Simard, who studies complex, symbiotic networks, helps us see that life anew. Even dying, for a tree, is not what it seems.Photograph by Tomasz Wrzesien / Shutterstock Talk of “Mother Trees,” from a scientist studying plant life, can sound fanciful, like something out of a fairy tale. Suzanne […]
Never Underestimate the Intelligence of Trees
Plants communicate, nurture their seedlings, and get stressed.
