If Mushrooms Could Talk

By Emily Luce Credit: Micah Kenfield You are on a hike through an expanse of old-growth forest in the Pacific Northwest. As you admire the ancient green canopy overhead, your heart beats in tune with the life that exists here. Suddenly, you stumble upon a rotting log...

Crawling With Ants

Formicidae Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit. Maecenas faucibus ollis interdum festibulum id ligula porta felis Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet  By Zack Fishman I found myself in the kitchen one summer day, planning to grab just one more potato chip....
The Rising Tide

The Rising Tide

 By David Marcus When I stepped out of my taxi in Fort Lauderdale, my foot landed in a puddle.“Sorry about that,” my driver said. “Should’ve let you out on the other side. This street always floods around this time.”He meant Fall, when South Florida experiences what...
The Mother of Environmental Justice

The Mother of Environmental Justice

 By Lisen Holmström To get to Altgeld Gardens, I take the Chicago Transit Authority’s Red Line to 95th Street and then Bus 34 toward 131st and Ellis. It takes about 90 minutes, but I don’t mind. What surrounds the public housing community in Southeast Chicago...
Weathering the Storm

Weathering the Storm

 By Melissa Wagner If you could walk a thousand miles, you could make it from Key West, Fla., to St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands — provided you could walk on water. St. Thomas is only about 32 square miles, and it takes about an hour to drive from one end of the...