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Culture	Science Is Fiction: Inside the Wondrous Early Films of Jean Painlevé Brigitte Berg offers a rare glimpse into the early career of an avant-garde filmmaker who defied boundaries, blending science and art with unmatched originality. Brigitte Berg \| Jan 22
Environment	Greening Democracy: The Transformative Power of Nature on Children and Society Reconnecting children and nature may be the last cause in America that transcends political, religious, racial, and professional barriers. Richard Louv \| Jan 12
Science & Tech	Sperm Wars and False Penises: The Bizarre Sex Lives of Insects An excerpt from Emmanuelle Pouydebat’s “Sexus Animalis,” an illustrated guide to the amazingly multifarious sex lives of animals. Emmanuelle Pouydebat \| Translated by Erik Butler \| Jan 5
Philosophy	The Ethics of ‘Talking Trees’ Philosopher Michael Marder explores the problematic figure of “talking trees," from the sacred grove of Dodona in ancient Greece, to the vegetalized human beings in Dante’s “Inferno.” Michael Marder \| Jul 25, 2023
Environment	The Fascist Dictionary of Nature The nature that Mussolini and other fascists love and admire is one that is created by the regime and subjugated to its design. Marco Armiero, Roberta Biasillo, and Wilko Graf von Hardenberg \| Apr 13, 2023
Environment	Snail Stories for a Time of Extinctions Thom van Dooren's new book about efforts to save endangered snails in Hawai‘i provides valuable insight into threats to global biodiversity. Tara Lohan / The Revelator \| Jan 9, 2023
Environment	Grandma’s ‘Bawena’: On the Kinship of Plants and People My family introduced me not only to plant knowledge but also to a frame through which I place myself into my environment and universe. Enrique Salmón \| Nov 14, 2022
Environment	City of Weeds: Tracing the Origins of the Urban Ecological Imaginary Geographer and urbanist Matthew Gandy explores the fascinating history of spontaneous forms of urban nature. Matthew Gandy \| Feb 22, 2022
Environment	An Environmentalist’s Lessons for an Improvisational Life Improvisation is the essence of environmental learning, sparking the imagination, stimulating creativity, and helping us reinvigorate how we think about our residency on Earth. Mitchell Thomashow \| Jan 6, 2022
Environment	Restoration's Ambition With restoration at the center stage of global commitments to achieve sustainable development goals, reverse declines in biodiversity, and mitigate climate change, the need to bring the practice up to date could not be more urgent. Eric Higgs \| Nov 18, 2021