Ecology
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The Idea of Entropy Has Led Us Astray
Let’s stop hustling as if the world is running toward disorder. -
The Superorganism That Created the Pandemic
A spotlight on the species that dominates the global ecosystem. -
The Problem with the Way Scientists Study Reason
They overly rely on logic and philosophy, and neglect psychology’s more natural ally: biology. -
This Is Urban Wildlife Biology
Minks in TV graveyards, and other stories of Chicago’s hidden animals. -
The Woman Who Gave Us the Science of Normal Life
Before Rachel Carson there was Ellen Swallow Richards, MIT’s first female student.
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Spark of Science: Rob Pringle
The Princeton ecologist tells us about the scientists who inspired his work.
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How “Useless” Science Unraveled an Amphibian Apocalypse
One spring day in 1984, Joyce Longcore got a phone call from Joan Brooks, a biologist at the University of Maine. Brooks had received a National Science Foundation grant to study the interactions of fungi and bacteria in peat bogs. She needed a hand, and she heard through the grapevine that Longcore knew a bit […]
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The Queer Ecology of the Colombian Civil War
Meet the transgendered ecologist helping her country move past years of conflict.
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The Birth and Death of a Landscape
A trip to a Louisiana river delta reveals an ecosystem that is growing up.
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The Other Crisis on the Mexican Border
Animals are struggling to cope with the US-Mexico border wall. -
The Problem with Nature Therapy
The medicalization of nature turns a relationship into a dose. -
When Plants Go to War
In the fight against insects, plants have evolved an arsenal of ingenious chemical defenses. -
The Hidden Power Laws of Ecosystems
As nature scales, complexity gives way to universal law. -
How to Restart an Ecosystem
Economics and conservation are converging to resurrect one of the planet’s greatest parks.