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126 stories related to Nature

A woman in a field records audio of two large cows.
Ever Wonder How Cows Co-moo-nicate?
1 minute read
Cut grass
Here’s What Freshly Cut Grass Is Saying With Its Scent
2 minute read
Story collections on the Reasons to be Cheerful website.
David Byrne’s Reasons to Be Cheerful Cheers Us Up
7 minute read
A bundle of vetiver on a white background.
Why Vetiver Is Our Favorite Botanical Right Now
1 minute read
Five dye pots with colored fabrics inside them.
The Terroir of Natural Color Dyes
1 minute read
A close-up photo of the sun's golden surface.
What the Sun’s Molten Surface Looks Like
2 minute read
An illustration from Night Sky featuring the Virgo constellation.
This App Brings the Cosmos into Your Pocket
1 minute read
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
1 minute read
Manufactum's seed pot press next to a seedling.
The Perfect Press for Making D.I.Y. Seed Pots
1 minute read
Courtesy Chelsea Green Publishing
Hannah Lewis on the Burgeoning “Mini-Forest Revolution”
9 minute read
Bottles of the "I'm Outside" Mist
This Body Mist Captures the Benefits of Forest Bathing in a Bottle
2 minute read
“The Great Animal Orchestra” exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum
Bernie Krause and United Visual Artists Translate Nature’s Sonic Landscapes Into an Emotive Spectacle
5 minute read
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
2 minute read
Snowy landscape
Why the World Gets Quieter When It Snows
2 minute read
Weed joint
The Chemistry Behind Marijuana’s Skunky Scent
4 minute read
J. Pierpont Morgan’s Library, viewed from 36th Street. (Photo: Brett Beyer. Courtesy the Morgan Library & Museum, New York)
At the Morgan Library, a Long-Overlooked Garden Gets a New Life
4 minute read
Two hands cupping a dorodango mud ball.
The Joyful Japanese Art of Making Mud Balls
2 minute read
Cover of the For the Birds project by the National Audubon Society
The Avian-Toned Tracks That Helped Spur a Birdsong Initiative
8 minute read
A bottle of Floris Bespoke on a white background.
Book a Scent Consultation With This 300-Year-Old Fragrance House
1 minute read
Moya Andrews. (Courtesy Indiana Public Media)
An Enchanting Short-Form Podcast That Gets to the Root of Gardening
3 minute read
Ecologist Carole Collet. (Photo: Misha Haller)
What the Fashion Industry Can Learn From Biology
11 minute read
Baratunde Thurston at the Badwater Basin in California’s Death Valley National Park. (Courtesy Twin Cities PBS/Part2 Pictures)
Baratunde Thurston Wants to Activate Your Inner Outdoor Adventurer
4 minute read
A white Vermicular oven pot in sunlight.
These Lightweight Cast-Iron Pots and Pans Bring an Age-Old Craft Into the Modern Age
1 minute read
A closeup of two green leaves.
Renowned Perfumer Jean-Marc Chaillan’s Patchouli Obsession
1 minute read
A piece of Monique Péan's jewelry.
Jewelry Designer Monique Péan Creates a Feat of Meteoric Proportions, Literally
4 minute read
A purple and gold canister of House of Waris Night of Nights tea.
Waris Ahluwalia on His Buzzy New Tea Brand
3 minute read
A single red rose on a white background.
Why Roses Are Synonymous With Love
5 minute read
Snow-capped pine trees in Lapland, Finland. (Photo: Vincent Guth Vingtcent)
Fall Asleep to the Ambient White Noise of Nature, Captured From Sites Around the World
2 minute read
An assortment of colorful Claus Porto soaps on their white box.
Take a Vacation With These Soaps
1 minute read
A forest of pine trees in the snow on a mountain.
How to Bring the Scent of Pine Home Without Uprooting a Tree
1 minute read
The red cover of the book Smellosophy.
Historian Ann-Sophie Barwich on Why Smell Remains the Most Mysterious Sense
5 minute read
Le Bernardin’s apricot sorbet and chamomile ice cream, infused with Nature’s Fynd dairy-free cream cheese. (Courtesy Nature’s Fynd)
A Microscopic Fungus From Yellowstone’s Hot Springs Is Spurring a New Culinary Movement
3 minute read
Mycologist Giuliana Furci
How Fungi Can Save the World
4 minute read
The covers of four new books on the climate crisis.
Four New Must-Reads on the Climate Crisis
5 minute read
Gyokuro tea in a small red teapot.
Tea Expert Micah Spear’s Gyokuro Infatuation
4 minute read
A grid of multicolored flowers on a black block.
The Scentless Eternal Flowers Made by Japanese Artist Makoto Azuma
2 minute read
(Courtesy Millana Snow)
Millana Snow’s New Well-Being Plan
12 minute read
Editions of animal photos on Andrew Zuckerman's website.
Andrew Zuckerman’s Exquisite Pictures of the Natural World, Newly Editioned
1 minute read
Our New At a Distance Podcast Takes a Good Look at the Big Picture
2 minute read
Two Grounded Packaging "stand up pouches" in black and white.
This Australian Company Aims to Make Packaging Easy—and Actually Sustainable
3 minute read
Ricotta on a carving board with a cheese grater and two pieces of okra.
Make Homemade Ricotta With This Simple Two-Ingredient Solution
2 minute read
Orange and red hot sauces, unlabeled.
How a California Entrepreneur Is Profoundly Fixing Food Waste
7 minute read
Pink and purple flowers in a window display.
How to Pick a Potent Flower Arrangement
2 minute read
An Adam Fuss fungus photogram.
How Mushrooms Have Proliferated as a Material for Art-Making
1 minute read
A dew-covered white and pink rose.
Author and Curator Peter Kukielski on the Wonders of Roses in Bloom
4 minute read
Aerial view of Tom Lee Park. (Photo: Connor Ryan. Courtesy Memphis River Parks Partnership)
A Dynamic, City-Defining Riverfront Park Grows in Memphis
8 minute read
Autumn trees viewed from above.
The Sweet, Sweet Scent of Fall, Explained
1 minute read
Illustration of a tree with leaves next to a tree without leaves
The Natural World, in Book Form
2 minute read
Gordon Hempton. (Photo: Cameron Karsten)
Gordon Hempton’s Incredible Campaign for Quiet
7 minute read
A photo of a newborn on its mother's chest.
The Unflappable Olfactory Bond Between Mother and Newborn
1 minute read
Alessia Resta in her plant-and-neon-filled apartment.
Apartment Botanist’s Alessia Resta on Being a “Plant Parent”
6 minute read
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
2 minute read
Small green sprouts emerging from wet soil.
The Heirloom Seeds You Should Plant This Season
1 minute read
The cover of “Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility” (2023). (Courtesy Haymarket Books)
In “Not Too Late,” a Vital, Kaleidoscopic View on the Climate Crisis
6 minute read
A pair of Felco shears cutting a small branch.
The Perfect Hand Tools for Pruning Your Plants
1 minute read
Manitoga house designed by Russel Wright
An Exhibition Posits How Design Can Be a Steward of Nature and the Future
5 minute read
The Isle Royale in Lake Superior, one of the sites rendered digitally in “A Species Between Worlds.” (Courtesy Life Calling Initiative)
An Exhibition Ponders Technology’s Grip on Human “Reality”
5 minute read
A blue, brown, and translucent sculpture by Neri Oxman.
Neri Oxman’s “Material Ecology” Gets the MoMA Spotlight
2 minute read
Two astronaut gloves touching on a grey background.
Understanding the Sensations of the Skin
2 minute read
Trees with ropes supporting their branches
Yukitsuri, a Sculptural Japanese Gardening Tradition, Is a Wonder to Behold
1 minute read
A bumpy white chair filled with black holes.
Marlène Huissoud Crafts a Provocative Chair for Insects
2 minute read
Tatiana Schlossberg smiling next to the front cover of Inconspicuous Consumption.
Environmental Journalist Tatiana Schlossberg Shares Her Media Diet
5 minute read
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
4 minute read
Snow caught in bare branches in sunlight.
The Sensory Hit of Cold Weather on Our Noses, Explained
1 minute read
Two bundles of palo santo sticks in a gold tray.
The Cleansing Craze Around Palo Santo
2 minute read
Cover of “Rocky Mountain Modern” by John Gendall
A New Book Traces the Evolution of Modernism in the Rocky Mountains
4 minute read
An app screen of 72 Seasons reading "Major Cold."
This App Tracks the 72 Seasons of the Japanese Lunar Calendar
1 minute read
A diptych of a painting of cherry blossoms
Damien Hirst Presents an Evocative Forest of Cherry Blossoms at Paris’s Fondation Cartier
3 minute read
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
5 minute read
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
2 minute read
Theaster Gates’s “Black Chapel,” the 2022 Serpentine Pavilion in London’s Kensington Gardens. (Photo: Iwan Baan. Courtesy Serpentine and Theaster Gates Studio)
For Black Communities, These Gardens Double as Sites of Healing
7 minute read
A lineup of four Humankind deodorants in multicolored applicators.
The Best All-Natural Deodorants on the Market
2 minute read
Courtesy Grand Seiko
The Bamboo Garden of a Tokyo Museum Becomes a Watch Dial
2 minute read
Bright Orange turmeric root and powder on a green background.
Why Turmeric Is Everywhere Right Now
2 minute read
Rolling clouds above a tree.
The Intrinsic Value of Cloudspotting
4 minute read
Jana Winderen using a hydrophone to record underwater in the Dominican Republic. (Photo: José Alejandro Alvarez)
By Listening to the Ocean, Jana Winderen Exposes the Vital Role of Sound in Aquatic Life
3 minute read
Breau on fire on a white stone.
This Amazonian Sap Will Ease Your Mind
1 minute read
A dark orange glass of génépy on a yellow background.
Stock Your Bar With This Lesser-Known Liqueur from the Alps
2 minute read
Truffle expert Rowan Jacobsen
Rowan Jacobsen Sniffs Out the Seductive Scent of Truffles
2 minute read
Green celery growing in a metal pail.
Why the Sweet Scent of Celery Reminds Us of the Fall Harvest to Come
1 minute read
Perfumer Yann Vasnier
Yann Vasnier on the Fragrance World’s Renewed Interest in the Outdoors
4 minute read
Winemaker Frank Cornelissen
Made from Grapes Grown on an Active Volcano, These Wines Smack of Liquid Stone
3 minute read
Herbalist Rachelle Robinett
The Healing Power of Plants, According to an Herbalist
9 minute read
Disembodied plastic limbs on a grey background.
How Social Distancing and Quarantine May Be Changing the Makeup of Your Body Odors
2 minute read
A crinkled green tote bag on a white plinth.
A Waterproof, Washable Bag That’s Actually Environmentally Friendly
1 minute read
A map detailing the global locations of Sounds of the Forest’s audio postcards.
This Open-Source Library Captures the Magic of the Forest Through Sound
3 minute read
Ayanna Young in an embroidered shirt, smiling in the wilderness.
A Podcast That Tells Stories of People, Politics, and Nature
1 minute read
Yunohana onsen powder
Experience Japanese Hot Springs From the Comfort of Your Bathtub
3 minute read
Professor John Crimaldi using lasers to render odor plumes visible. (Courtesy John Crimaldi)
The Fascinating Significance of Understanding How Animals Detect Odors
12 minute read
A submersible robot traveling below the Thwaites Glacier.
This Video Footage of the Thwaites Glacier Shows the Sea Levels Rising Before Our Very Eyes
2 minute read
Wild Design book by Kimberly Ridley
Nature’s Functional Forms, Billions of Years in the Making
3 minute read
A Smallhold minifarm installed at a Whole Foods in Brooklyn. (Photo: Deirdre Lewis)
Smallhold’s Mushroom Minifarms Give New Meaning to the Term “Local Food”
3 minute read
An array of Baudar’s wildcrafted vinegars. (Courtesy Chelsea Green Publishing)
“Culinary Alchemist” Pascal Baudar on the Art of Foraging and the Craft of Vinegar
6 minute read
A photograph from the series “Eyes as Big as Plates” by Riitta Ikonen and Karoline Hjorth. (Photo: Sinikka. Courtesy the artists)
In London, an Exhibition Seeks to Deepen Our Understanding of Interspecies Connection
5 minute read
Cake by Yip Studio
The Brooklyn Baker Modeling Cakes on Her Rock Collection
4 minute read
The Future Library Forest. (Photo: Rio Gandara. Courtesy Helsingin Sanomat)
At a Library in Oslo, the Books Can’t Be Read Until 2114
5 minute read
Rain soaked soil seen through a tangle of grass and plants.
That New Rain Smell, Explained
1 minute read
Incense burning on a pack of sticks on a red background.
The Best Japanese Incense Sticks Around
1 minute read
"Five Echoes" installation by Es Devlin
Es Devlin Is Planting a Forest in the Miami Design District
3 minute read
A person's bare back against a black background.
Why Hugs Are Good for Your Health
1 minute read
María Elena Pombo stacking bricks for an exhibition.
How Artist and Designer María Elena Pombo Is Sowing Seeds for Change
10 minute read
A closeup photo of a green peppermint stalk.
Why Peppermint Is Nature’s Best Insect Repellent
1 minute read
A box of orange, red, and yellow citrus fruits.
In New York? Natoora Has Your Grocery Delivery Covered
3 minute read
Courtesy A Space
This Collection of Hand-Carved, Noguchi-Inspired Bowls Imbues Spaces With an Earthy Essence
2 minute read
A split avocado in bright, moody lighting.
Miguel Gonzalez, AKA Davocadoguy, on the Perfect Avocado
4 minute read
Edn's home garden with an assortment of herbs.
A Low-Maintenance Home Garden for the Botanically Challenged
1 minute read
Three people underneath an Olafur Elaisson video installation.
Olafur Elaisson’s Latest Exhibition Offers a Hopeful Vision of the Future
1 minute read
A mosquito coil.
Plant-Based Extracts to Fend Off Mosquitoes This Summer
3 minute read
Bulbous white sculptures with various forms extending from them in a gallery.
Julian Watts Heeds the Call of the Wild
5 minute read
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
7 minute read
The Earth on a black background
What We’re Reading on the Internet Archive
1 minute read
The Wind and Water Bar mid-construction. (Photo: Phan Quang. Courtesy Thames & Hudson.)
In Vietnam, Võ Trọng Nghĩa Merges Nature and Architecture
2 minute read
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
1 minute read
A roll of Who Gives a Crap "Emergency Roll!!" toilet paper in orange wrapping.
This Cheekily Named Toilet Paper Brand Truly Gives a Crap
1 minute read
author and environmental anthropologist Gina Rae La Cerva
Environmental Anthropologist and “Feasting Wild” Author Gina Rae La Cerva’s Media Diet
6 minute read
Two hands holding ground tea leaves in white cups.
How Iced Tea Came to Be
2 minute read
A brown and gold bottle of perfume next to a box reading "Old Faithful."
Caswell-Massey Bottles the Smell of Yellowstone Park, Literally
2 minute read
Playfool's Forest Crayons
A Tokyo Design Studio Makes Crayons Out of Wood from Japan’s Overabundant Forests
3 minute read
Photo of child with hyena from The Lion's Share campaign
How Brands That Use Images of Animals in Their Ads Can Help Preserve Biodiversity
4 minute read
Útilykt fragrance by 66° North and Fischersund
This Unisex Fragrance Captures Iceland’s Natural Splendor
2 minute read
Dr. Brian Fisher smiling and examining a pinned wasp.
Entomologist Dr. Brian Fisher on Why Edible Insects are Good for Your Health
5 minute read
White and red flowers with green leaves on a solid black background.
Horticulturist Ken Druse on Exploring the World of Botanical Fragrance
2 minute read
Awapuhi plant
Awapuhi, a Cousin of the Ginger Plant, Is Nature’s Shampoo
2 minute read
A chocolate bar with a green leaf inside.
Has Casa Bosques Created the Most Incredible Chocolate Bar Ever?
4 minute read
A seismograph needle drawing a black line across white paper.
In the Age of “Anthropause,” Scientists Are Studying a Seismic Hush
2 minute read
Various scented objects archived in trays.
Mandy Aftel’s Willy Wonka–Like Wonderland of Curious Scents
2 minute read