The Shocking Truth About Sloths

As their forests disappear, sloths are climbing on dangerous power lines. Veterinarians and rescue centers are developing new techniques to help.

Madeline Bodin

Protecting Sacred Land

Storytelling about cultural landscapes can change personal behavior and public policy.

Christopher McLeod

The Climate Crisis is a Narrative Crisis

Wawa Gatheru on bringing Black women and girls into the climate movement and reclaiming the language and history of environmentalism.

Zoe Loftus-Farren

Historic Land Back Victory: West Berkeley Shellmound Returns to Lisjan Nation

The 2.2-acre parcel is the last undeveloped portion of the first human settlement in the Bay Area.

Fiona McLeod KPFA - Terra Verde

Australian Gas Project Threatens Aboriginal Heritage

Activists worry a Scarborough gas field project could destroy petroglyphs while hurting climate goals.

Campbell Young

Bats of the Midnight Sun

Active in daylight during the Arctic summer and hibernating during the long winter nights, Alaska’s little brown bats are a unique population. Can their niche lives help them avoid white-nose syndrome?

Words Trina Moyles Images Michael Code

Current Issue

Spring 2024

More Articles

Can AI Help Improve Our Understanding of Life Underwater?

Researchers look to machines to better hear freshwater ecosystems.

Scarlett Buckley

Understanding the Ongoing Bird Flu Crisis

In additon to impacting poultry farms, H5N1, now threatens to disrupt ecosystems and push some endangered animals closer to extinction.

Maureen Nandini Mitra KPFA - Terra Verde

Threatened Foodways: Venezuela

Corn and rice, key ingredients of basic dishes in Venezuelan gastronomy, are getting harder to produce.

Johanna Osorio Herrera Images Valeria Pedicini

In South Dakota’s Black Hills, A Lithium Boom Promises More of the Same from Mining Industry

Local groups point to disproportionate impact on Indigenous communities in a region with a long history of extraction.

Stewart Sinclair

Wisdom and Whimsy

These artists’ portraits draw out people’s connection with the natural world.

Zoe Loftus-Farren

Community-Based Farming in the Age of Commodity-Based Agriculture

Transforming the food systems by empowering the next generation of sustainability-minded farmers.

Fiona McLeod KPFA - Terra Verde

Subscribe Now

Get four issues of the magazine at the discounted rate of $20.