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Notes from the Icebreaker
In the Summer 2021 issue, Elizabeth Rush embarks on an expedition to Antarctica, where she confronts motherhood in an age of melt. Enjoy extra video, sounds, and field notes from her travels. Continue reading
Ecology & Science
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Wolf Rock
AT THE RESEARCH STATION, I’m greeted by calls to safety, five pages of instructions provided by the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest, two of which are laminated. There are exhortations Continue reading
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First Passage
A journey toward motherhood in the age of glacial loss. Continue reading
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Summer Diary
The season tells you what you need to know. Continue reading
Lay of the Land
Cicadas Still Sing
IN LATE JUNE, the thrum of annual cicadas, or chicharras, as we call them here in San Antonio, becomes the dominant sound of summer. The air percolates with percussion as males buckle Continue reading