“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.”
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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.”
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Evolution and Guinea Pig Toes
“How one animal’s oddity inspired Sewall Wright to take on one of Darwin’s big ideas.”
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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.”
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The Tree of Life Is Falling Down
“How one death-defying spruce became the mascot, tourist trap, and spiritual center of the Washington coast.”
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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.”
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You Love the Outdoors. So Why Are You Pooping All Over It?
“Millions of Americans a year visit national parks and many leave their business anywhere. Contrary to popular belief, that deluge of poop is not going to decompose.”
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Giving Our Bodies Back to the Earth: The Rise of Natural Burial
“What if your body could nourish the land long after you’re gone?”
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The Wild Within the Walls
“From antiquity to modern times, Rome has been entangled with the wild animals who creep, slither, scurry, and nest among its pillars and palaces.”
