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The Island Wolves

Scientists’ understanding of the balance between predators and prey is upended in a remote ecosystem. ... The post The Island Wolves appeared first on Orion Magazine.

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Forever Gone

How bird lives and black lives intertwine in the story of the Carolina Parakeet. ... The post Forever Gone appeared first on Orion Magazine.

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Honoring Trees

A first-of-its-kind art exhibit, Hemlock Hospice, tells the story of hemlocks ravaged by tree-killing insects. ... The post Honoring Trees appeared first on Orion Magazine.

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Prairie Chicken Marathon

I DRIVE OUT on Highway 10, leaving Houston behind — past Buc-ee’s gas station with the “cleanest restrooms in America” ... The post Prairie Chicken Marathon appeared first on Orion Magazine.

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Wild and Domestic

I. GARY SNYDER SAID that we know our minds are wild because of the difficulty of making ourselves think what we think we ought to think. ... The post Wild and Domestic appeared first on Orion Magazine.

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Nine Questions for the Author: Krista Schlyer, “Sacrificial Land”

With the partial federal government shutdown reaching into its second month, we contacted journalist and photographer Krista Schlyer to learn more about the ecological realities along the US-Mexico...

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Caretaking

LOCAL ECONOMIES are the foundation of democracy, sanity, and a healthy natural world. Wendell Berry and Helena Norberg-Hodge explain why. ... The post Caretaking appeared first on Orion Magazine.

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Nine Questions for the Author: Leonardo Trasande, Author of Sicker, Fatter,...

Here’s a terrifying fact: conservative estimates say that household hormone-disrupting chemicals are costing the US $340 billion annually in healthcare costs. This statistic received the attention of...

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Young Readers Ask: The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells

“Young Readers Ask” is a new Orion web series where young readers interview authors about books. This is our second installment. The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming David Wallace-Wells Tim...

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Don’t Tread on Me

Rattle-less rattlesnakes and America’s lost identity. ... The post Don’t Tread on Me appeared first on Orion Magazine.

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Why David Quammen Is Not Surprised

In 2012, science writer and Orion contributor David Quammen published Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic. The book charts the ecology and spread of “zoonoses,” diseases...

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Flight of the Red Knot

A bird that transcends cultures and also brings them together. ... The post Flight of the Red Knot appeared first on Orion Magazine.

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Of Birds and Barley

How the whooper swan morphed from beauty into beast. ... The post Of Birds and Barley appeared first on Orion Magazine.

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The Shadow of Humanity and the Spirit of Animals

A conversation between Jane Goodall and Krista Tippett. ... The post The Shadow of Humanity and the Spirit of Animals appeared first on Orion Magazine.

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Gods Among Us

MONUMENT VALLEY is a hallucination without drugs. It is a kaleidoscope of colors that turns by the sun’s wrist. Red sandstone bleeds into pink and deepens into lavender, fading into blue ... The post...

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Heathen

A GROUSE IS A BIRD. To grouse is to shoot grouse. To grumble is to grouse. A grouse is a reason for grumbling. A grouse grouse is a very good grouse. ... The post Heat<em>h</em>en appeared...

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Why I Need You to Take World Octopus Day Seriously

In our November/December 2011 issue, author and naturalist Sy Montgomery wrote “Deep Intellect,” which investigated the inner life of the octopus. Since its publication this feature remains the...

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The Snarled Lines of Justice

Reframing the era of climate change in women’s words. ... The post The Snarled Lines of Justice appeared first on Orion Magazine.

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Plastics in the Gut

A search for sand on a rocky shoreline upends colonial science. ... The post Plastics in the Gut appeared first on Orion Magazine.

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Hope and Mangroves

THE REDANG AIR is electric during the monsoon season. Breezes rustle through palm trees and the air swirls into a fog before bursting through the sky with a welcome breath of ... The post Hope and...

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