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Flight of the Red Knot
A bird that transcends cultures and also brings them together. Continue reading
Ecology & Science
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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 transmitted between animals Continue reading
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Don’t Tread on Me
Rattle-less rattlesnakes and America’s lost identity. Continue reading
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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 Duggan Continue reading
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Nine Questions for the Author: Leonardo Trasande, Author of Sicker, Fatter, Poorer
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 Leonardo Trasande, which led Continue reading