A thought essay on experiencing the world like animals do, using their senses that we as humans, lack. “We could, instead, try to view them through their own eyes. In 1909, the biologist Jakob von Uexküll noted that every animal … Continued
Popular Science recently published an article about a study conducted during the COVID shutdown on bird song. Anecdotally, people around the world reported more wildlife appearing in cities, but was that really a difference in their behavior or in our … Continued
Take a Breath and Look Around. It can be helpful to focus on the wonder of the natural world when so much of what is happening around us feels out of our control. Poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil‘s new book aims to help … Continued
A new article by ‘The Atlantic’ explores how the quarantine time, while devastating to health and wealth across America – brings many back to a slower time. “With many workplaces shut down, with restaurants and movie theaters and printing shops … Continued
From The New York Times: The Earth Is Just as Alive as You Are Scientists once ridiculed the idea of a living planet. Not anymore. It’s time to revisit the Gaia Hypothesis. “If Earth breathes, sweats and quakes — if … Continued
An article exploring how being surrounded by nature, or having a tree outside our window, can calm us, reduce violence, and bring peace. Full Article Here
A fantastic article encouraging kids (and their adults) to immerse themselves in nature, make mud pies, build forts, and climb trees. Nature can take it, and the love they develop for nature as a kid will foster environmentally friendly behaviors … Continued
National Geographic has outdone itself again. Check out these stunning images of bees using photography developed by the US Military.
A photo essay on the awakening prairie and its animals on the American Prairie Reserve. View Photos>>
for over a decade I have been collecting place-words: gleaned singly from conversations, correspondences, or books, and jotted down in journals or on slips of paper. Now and then I have hit buried treasure in the form of vernacular dictionaries … Continued