Born to Be Wild

What animals might survive, or even thrive, on our human-engineered planet?

Your Friendly, Neighborhood Coyote

by AMBER VOLMER
A chance encounter with the wily prowler spurs memories of childhood for Amber Volmer, and reflections on the tense standoff between humans and animals in modern Midwestern suburbia …

Slaughter and Survival on the Ice

by REN LASHLEY

At first glance, Canada’s seal hunt appears to be a senseless slaughter. But not all seal hunting is created equal.

Band Aid

by Lauren Brunk

The ancient practice of bird banding helps us understand — and preserve — at-risk populations

Welcome to the Anthropocene

The Seven Wonders of the Anthropocene

Give me your tired listicles, your clickbait … Jenna Kurtzweil updates a venerable tradition for our take-out, throw-away age — and finds no corner of the world is safe …

Energy Futures

Carbon emissions threaten human civilization as we know it. Zack Fishman looks at the pros and cons of CCS, a controversial technology for cooling the planet … Read more.

Peering into the future of the state of Illinois, Nidhi Shastri sees wind turbines — and minority neighborhoods rid of toxic waste from fossil fuels … Read more.