For many marine species, moonlight is both aphrodisiac and metronome. Yet scientists have only recently started to study it seriously.
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How Lobbyists Normalized the Use of Chemical Weapons on American Civilians
Or, how we learned to stop worrying and love the gas.
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Making Peace with the Site of a Suicide
One woman reconciles with her father’s death on her family’s property.
Posted inBooks, Science & Nature
We Should Be Talking About the Effect of Climate Change on Cities
But we’re not. Instead, the effects on cities tend to be edited out or statistically minimized.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction
My Mongolian Spot
An ephemeral birthmark is a rare gift, connecting me to generations spanning the centuries.
Posted inBooks, Editor's Pick, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Uncategorized
Chasing the Man Who Caught the Storm: An Interview With Brantley Hargrove
“If you’ve had the luck of actually seeing a tornado, man, that’s like nicotine. It gets under your skin.”
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Chasing the Man Who Caught the Storm: An Interview With Brantley Hargrove
“If you’ve had the luck of actually seeing a tornado, man, that’s like nicotine. It gets under your skin.”
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story
Living Differently: How the Feminist Utopia Is Something You Have to Be Doing Now
Lynne Segal points out that if the dystopia is already here, then the utopia must be here too.
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In 1975, Newsweek Predicted A New Ice Age. We’re Still Living with the Consequences.
All climate change deniers needed was one article to cast doubt on the science of global warming.
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We’re delighted to share three responses to Scott’s essay “Between the Wolf in the Tall Grass and the Wolf in the Tall Story” from Paul Bloom, William Gatewood, and Daniel Raeburn. Jump to responses by Paul, William, and Daniel. * * * The Arrogance of Empathy by Paul Bloom I don’t regret calling my last […]
