Portrait of an Arctic Research Station
11 minutes
Tarfala Research Station is nestled in the Tarfala Valley in the Arctic north of Sweden. It is accessed by helicopter or on foot. The hike is challeng...Eagles, Marmots, Humans: Knowing Wildlife Through Fieldwork
27 minutes
Katya Karabanina climbed steadily, clinging to a long, straight pine trunk, her safety ropes tight around her waist. Near the top, the nest came ...Snakey Waters, or: How Marine Biology Structured Global Environmental Sciences
18 minutes
In the year 1902 an encounter of the monstrous kind aroused the attention of the German Kaiser. The Daily Chronicle announced the sighting of a giant ...Talking Fungus: Finding Language for a Troubled Kingdom
10 minutes
Language greatly colours the way we perceive life. Words and concepts shape our perception of nature, and not all organisms receive equal consideratio...The Poetics of Dunes
11 minutes
I grew up by the sea, in the warm south of Portugal, swimming in the ocean and playing in the sand. I didn’t know then that my childhood playground wa...A Mind Divided against Itself: Thinking Holistically with a Split Brain
by Frank Zelko
11 minutes
I am an environmental historian by training, and a good slice of my research involves examining the intellectual and cultural history of environmental...