Superlichen
UNTIL THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY, lichens were understood as individual organisms. It was then suggested, controversially, that a lichen was, in fact, a partnership. The division between the partners might have Continue reading
Tag Archives: ecology
The Land of the Blue Roofs
A Traveler’s Guide to the End of the World is a monthly column about the future of climate change. WE ARE FLYING INTO THE LAND OF BLUE ROOFS. In this place Continue reading
An Ocean of Agony and Ecstasy
Laline Paull’s latest novel takes a dive into the ocean world of a young spinner dolphin named Ea. The members of her pod and their rivals, the neighboring Tursiops, struggle to Continue reading
Roses Are Red, Sometimes: A Conversation with a Flower Expert
With Valentine’s Day looming, our digital editor Kathleen Yale called up Amy Stewart, author of Flower Confidential: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful, to talk about the ins and outs Continue reading
What the River Teaches Me: Thoughts from Barry Lopez
Barry Lopez had no illusions about the seriousness of our global crisis, yet he also felt a deep conviction about the power of hope and the sources of renewal in the Continue reading