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Gift Thinking
“The relationships, abundance, and reciprocity of nature’s economy.”
How Societies Morph With the Seasons
“An evolutionary anthropologist details seasonal changes among foraging communities—and distills how the fixed political structures of industrialized societies are an outlier in human history.”
Cool Enchantment
“The ad is seductive but transparent. We don’t believe the copy but appreciate its innocence.”
The Long Fight to Teach an Endangered Ibis Species to Migrate
“Our devastation of nature is so extreme that reversing even a small part of it requires painstaking, quixotic efforts.”
Evolution and Guinea Pig Toes
“How one animal’s oddity inspired Sewall Wright to take on one of Darwin’s big ideas.”
Have We Been Measuring Mountains All Wrong?
“A new method for quantifying grandeur is reshuffling the pecking order of the planet’s most impressive peaks. Turns out Everest has steep competition.”
The Tree of Life Is Falling Down
“How one death-defying spruce became the mascot, tourist trap, and spiritual center of the Washington coast.”
Why Does Yellowstone National Park Turn Us All into Maniacs?
“Petting bison, cooking food in geysers. Ride along with our writer on a wild trip to our nation’s most iconic national park at the height of tourist season to see all the bad behavior.”
