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Sacred Lands, Poisoned Waters: An Unseen Crisis in Meghalaya
Sacred Lands, Poisoned Waters: An Unseen Crisis in Meghalaya

by Madhumita Chakrabarty

Meghalaya, which literally means "abode of clouds" in Sanskrit, is a name that evokes images of rolling hills shrouded in mist, dense forests teeming with life, and rivers that flow like veins through…

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- Oct 14, 2024
Drowning in Sound: Researching Overlooked Aquatic Noise Pollution
Drowning in Sound: Researching Overlooked Aquatic Noise Pollution

by Amelia Clarke

Anyone fortunate enough to dive on a healthy coral reef will immediately notice the array of noises created by its inhabitants. Pops, crackles, crunches, chirps, hums and snaps produce a vibrant cacophony…

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- Jun 04, 2023
Santa Fe Critter Cam Gallery
Santa Fe Critter Cam Gallery

by Debra Denker

Great critter cam photos are a matter of luck rather than photographic skill — although a little bit of editing magic can turn a mediocre photo into a great one.

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- Dec 13, 2022
Critter Cam in the High Chaparral
Critter Cam in the High Chaparral

by Debra Denker

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- Nov 28, 2022
Mud, Sweat and Cheers: Restoring Bald Cypress Forests in Louisiana
Mud, Sweat and Cheers: Restoring Bald Cypress Forests in Louisiana

by Taylor Marshall

You can break a sweat in Louisiana without moving — just standing outside in the thick of the humidity is enough. If you’re moving, it’s not even a matter of minutes before you are covered in sweat. Mix…

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- Sep 30, 2022
What Pesticides Showed Me About Protecting Our Future
What Pesticides Showed Me About Protecting Our Future

by Tanvi Dutta Gupta

In the spring of 2020, as my planned summer of glorious sunshine-y fieldwork disintegrated under the sudden and crushing weight of a global pandemic, I flew home to Singapore. An ocean away from Stanford…

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- Aug 28, 2022
Seeking Solace on Horseback: Riding Keeps Me Sane During Pandemic
Seeking Solace on Horseback: Riding Keeps Me Sane During Pandemic

by Debra Denker

On the first day of autumn, I’m riding through a changing forest — tall, deep green ponderosas interspersed with the butter-gold of aspens, and shrubs ranging from pale crimson to deep russet to coral…

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- Dec 23, 2020
Nurtured by Nature in a Pandemic
Nurtured by Nature in a Pandemic

by Barri W. Sanders

As of July 2020, eight out of ten COVID-19 deaths in the US were people 65 or older. I’m 81 years old.

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- Oct 31, 2020
La Fauna Silvestre de la Ciudad de México
La Fauna Silvestre de la Ciudad de México

by Tamara Blazquez Haik

En la Ciudad de México existen aproximadamente 2254 especies silvestres, lo que incluye insectos y otros artrópodos, anfibios, reptiles, aves y mamíferos.

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- Sep 20, 2020
Mexico City’s Wildlife
Mexico City’s Wildlife

by Tamara Blazquez Haik

Mexico City is home to approximately 2,254 wildlife species including insects and other arthropods, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.

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- Aug 31, 2020
Beach Mornings
Beach Mornings

by Michael Washburn

Here on my sliver of Covid-cleared beach, among the tracks of crabs and the prints of plovers and scattered scraps of human carelessness, a larger story of wonder and waste is opening. It’s one we live…

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- Jul 31, 2020
The Durrell Effect: How Animals Define Humanity
The Durrell Effect: How Animals Define Humanity

by Elliot Connor

Jane Goodall speaks of her dog Rusty as her greatest teacher; Gerald Durrell wrote of his dog Roger as his constant companion. Although I don’t have a dog, I do have a menagerie of other animals that inspire…

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- Jun 17, 2020

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