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A woman in a field records audio of two large cows.

Ever Wonder How Cows Co-moo-nicate?

Our New At a Distance Podcast Takes a Good Look at the Big Picture

A forest in winter, with snow in evergreen branches and bushes.

Jon Mooallem’s Walking Podcast: Like Receiving a Butt-Dial From a Nature-Loving Friend

Amy Helm and the Curbside Pickup Band playing music on a front lawn.

Amy Helm’s Traveling Curbside Pickup Band Brings Live Music to Your Doorstep

Ayanna Young in an embroidered shirt, smiling in the wilderness.

A Podcast That Tells Stories of People, Politics, and Nature

A seismograph needle drawing a black line across white paper.

In the Age of “Anthropause,” Scientists Are Studying a Seismic Hush

Story collections on the Reasons to be Cheerful website.

David Byrne’s Reasons to Be Cheerful Cheers Us Up

A close-up photo of the sun's golden surface.

What the Sun’s Molten Surface Looks Like

An illustration from Night Sky featuring the Virgo constellation.

This App Brings the Cosmos into Your Pocket

A map of the world with red dots and forms drawn over it.

Rem Koolhaas Brings the Country to the City With a Guggenheim Show

The covers of four new books on the climate crisis.

Four New Must-Reads on the Climate Crisis

Editions of animal photos on Andrew Zuckerman's website.

Andrew Zuckerman’s Exquisite Pictures of the Natural World, Newly Editioned

Illustration of a tree with leaves next to a tree without leaves

The Natural World, in Book Form

A blue, brown, and translucent sculpture by Neri Oxman.

Neri Oxman’s “Material Ecology” Gets the MoMA Spotlight

Trees with ropes supporting their branches

Yukitsuri, a Sculptural Japanese Gardening Tradition, Is a Wonder to Behold

Tatiana Schlossberg smiling next to the front cover of Inconspicuous Consumption.

Environmental Journalist Tatiana Schlossberg Shares Her Media Diet

Rolling clouds above a tree.

The Intrinsic Value of Cloudspotting

A submersible robot traveling below the Thwaites Glacier.

This Video Footage of the Thwaites Glacier Shows the Sea Levels Rising Before Our Very Eyes

Three people underneath an Olafur Elaisson video installation.

Olafur Elaisson’s Latest Exhibition Offers a Hopeful Vision of the Future

The Earth on a black background

What We’re Reading on the Internet Archive

author and environmental anthropologist Gina Rae La Cerva

Environmental Anthropologist and “Feasting Wild” Author Gina Rae La Cerva’s Media Diet

A bundle of vetiver on a white background.

Why Vetiver Is Our Favorite Botanical Right Now

A hand pours a bottle of red wine into a wine glass on a green background.

How Sommeliers Use Scent to Discern a Wine’s Complex Notes

A bottle of Floris Bespoke on a white background.

Book a Scent Consultation With This 300-Year-Old Fragrance House

A closeup of two green leaves.

Renowned Perfumer Jean-Marc Chaillan’s Patchouli Obsession

A single red rose on a white background.

Why Roses Are Synonymous With Love

An assortment of colorful Claus Porto soaps on their white box.

Take a Vacation With These Soaps

A forest of pine trees in the snow on a mountain.

How to Bring the Scent of Pine Home Without Uprooting a Tree

The red cover of the book Smellosophy.

Historian Ann-Sophie Barwich on Why Smell Remains the Most Mysterious Sense

A grid of multicolored flowers on a black block.

The Scentless Eternal Flowers Made by Japanese Artist Makoto Azuma

Pink and purple flowers in a window display.

How to Pick a Potent Flower Arrangement

A dew-covered white and pink rose.

Author and Curator Peter Kukielski on the Wonders of Roses in Bloom

Autumn trees viewed from above.

The Sweet, Sweet Scent of Fall, Explained

A photo of a newborn on its mother's chest.

The Unflappable Olfactory Bond Between Mother and Newborn

Snow caught in bare branches in sunlight.

The Sensory Hit of Cold Weather on Our Noses, Explained

Two bundles of palo santo sticks in a gold tray.

The Cleansing Craze Around Palo Santo

Three clear perfume vials with insects encased in their glass stand on a white backdrop.

Artist Anicka Yi Mines Biology and Technology to Craft a Line of Perfumes

NASA's Eau de Luna perfume next to a pile of moon rocks.

NASA’s “Eau de Space” Fragrance Recreates the Smell of Outer Space

A lineup of four Humankind deodorants in multicolored applicators.

The Best All-Natural Deodorants on the Market

Breau on fire on a white stone.

This Amazonian Sap Will Ease Your Mind

Green celery growing in a metal pail.

Why the Sweet Scent of Celery Reminds Us of the Fall Harvest to Come

Disembodied plastic limbs on a grey background.

How Social Distancing and Quarantine May Be Changing the Makeup of Your Body Odors

Rain soaked soil seen through a tangle of grass and plants.

That New Rain Smell, Explained

Incense burning on a pack of sticks on a red background.

The Best Japanese Incense Sticks Around

A closeup photo of a green peppermint stalk.

Why Peppermint Is Nature’s Best Insect Repellent

Two hands holding ground tea leaves in white cups.

How Iced Tea Came to Be

A brown and gold bottle of perfume next to a box reading "Old Faithful."

Caswell-Massey Bottles the Smell of Yellowstone Park, Literally

White and red flowers with green leaves on a solid black background.

Horticulturist Ken Druse on Exploring the World of Botanical Fragrance

Various scented objects archived in trays.

Mandy Aftel’s Willy Wonka–Like Wonderland of Curious Scents

A purple and gold canister of House of Waris Night of Nights tea.

Waris Ahluwalia on His Buzzy New Tea Brand

Gyokuro tea in a small red teapot.

Tea Expert Micah Spear’s Gyokuro Infatuation

Ricotta on a carving board with a cheese grater and two pieces of okra.

Make Homemade Ricotta With This Simple Two-Ingredient Solution

Orange and red hot sauces, unlabeled.

How a California Entrepreneur Is Profoundly Fixing Food Waste

Small green sprouts emerging from wet soil.

The Heirloom Seeds You Should Plant This Season

Bright Orange turmeric root and powder on a green background.

Why Turmeric Is Everywhere Right Now

A dark orange glass of génépy on a yellow background.

Stock Your Bar With This Lesser-Known Liqueur from the Alps

A box of orange, red, and yellow citrus fruits.

In New York? Natoora Has Your Grocery Delivery Covered

A split avocado in bright, moody lighting.

Miguel Gonzalez, AKA Davocadoguy, on the Perfect Avocado

Edn's home garden with an assortment of herbs.

A Low-Maintenance Home Garden for the Botanically Challenged

Steven Satterfield in a hat and jacket, on a gray background.

Whetstone Magazine Co-Founder and “Origin Forager” Stephen Satterfield on Food, Culture, and Identity

The José Gourmet conservas line of brightly colored boxes on a white surface.

Why Conservas Should Be Among the Most Practical Additions to Your Pantry Stock

Dr. Brian Fisher smiling and examining a pinned wasp.

Entomologist Dr. Brian Fisher on Why Edible Insects are Good for Your Health

A chocolate bar with a green leaf inside.

Has Casa Bosques Created the Most Incredible Chocolate Bar Ever?

Five dye pots with colored fabrics inside them.

The Terroir of Natural Color Dyes

Manufactum's seed pot press next to a seedling.

The Perfect Press for Making D.I.Y. Seed Pots

Two hands cupping a dorodango mud ball.

The Joyful Japanese Art of Making Mud Balls

A piece of Monique Péan's jewelry.

Jewelry Designer Monique Péan Creates a Feat of Meteoric Proportions, Literally

An Adam Fuss fungus photogram.

How Mushrooms Have Proliferated as a Material for Art-Making

Alessia Resta in her plant-and-neon-filled apartment.

Apartment Botanist’s Alessia Resta on Being a “Plant Parent”

A pair of Felco shears cutting a small branch.

The Perfect Hand Tools for Pruning Your Plants

Two astronaut gloves touching on a grey background.

Understanding the Sensations of the Skin

A bumpy white chair filled with black holes.

Marlène Huissoud Crafts a Provocative Chair for Insects

An app screen of 72 Seasons reading "Major Cold."

This App Tracks the 72 Seasons of the Japanese Lunar Calendar

A crinkled green tote bag on a white plinth.

A Waterproof, Washable Bag That’s Actually Environmentally Friendly

A person's bare back against a black background.

Why Hugs Are Good for Your Health

María Elena Pombo stacking bricks for an exhibition.

How Artist and Designer María Elena Pombo Is Sowing Seeds for Change

Bulbous white sculptures with various forms extending from them in a gallery.

Julian Watts Heeds the Call of the Wild

A roll of Who Gives a Crap "Emergency Roll!!" toilet paper in orange wrapping.

This Cheekily Named Toilet Paper Brand Truly Gives a Crap