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A woman in a field records audio of two large cows.
Ever Wonder How Cows Co-moo-nicate?
1 minute read
An illustration from Night Sky featuring the Virgo constellation.
This App Brings the Cosmos into Your Pocket
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
Michael Pinsky's Pollution Pod domes, with people inside and out.
Artist Michael Pinsky’s Climate-Action Plan: “Pollution Pods”
2 minute read
Pancakes with bacon on a white plate
How to Eat Your Food Scraps
2 minute read
Maison/Made's Extrait de Maison
Aromatic Face Oils, Made by Regenerative Farms in France
3 minute read
A closeup of two green leaves.
Renowned Perfumer Jean-Marc Chaillan’s Patchouli Obsession
1 minute read
A large tray of compost heading into a white container surrounded by plants.
Why Human Composting Is the Future of Death Care
2 minute read
Two hands covered in indigo dye.
How Kilomet109 Is Preserving Vietnam's Rich Fashion and Textile Heritage
4 minute read
A single red rose on a white background.
Why Roses Are Synonymous With Love
5 minute read
Junaco's two members facing opposite directions while standing in desert foothills.
This Los Angeles Folk Duo’s New Single Was Inspired by an Episode of Our Time Sensitive Podcast
5 minute read
An assortment of brightly colored fruits and vegetables in close up.
The Ugliest, Most Delicious Produce You’ll Ever Eat
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
Pauline Oliveros and IONE performing on a black stage.
We’ll Be Tuning Into This Tuning Meditation
1 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
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
A FarmBot waters a bed of herbs and vegetables.
Plot an Edible Home Garden With This Automated, Open-Source Bot
1 minute read
Ekosfere products
In the Bronx, a Shop for Everyday Essentials Operating Under a Zero-Waste Ethos
3 minute read
An Adam Fuss fungus photogram.
How Mushrooms Have Proliferated as a Material for Art-Making
1 minute read
Cover of “Worlds Without End” (2023) by Chris Impey. (Courtesy MIT Press)
Chris Impey on the New Space Race and Exoplanet Habitation
17 minute read
A vial of perfume among rosemary and slices of lemon.
Three Perfume Brands Transforming Trash into Sweet-Smelling Treasures
1 minute read
Dr. Gary Cooper, founder of the re-commerce company Rheaply, speaking at the fair. (Courtesy Emerson Collective)
At New York’s Climate Week, a “Climate Science Fair” Cultivates Optimism and Future-Forward Thinking
7 minute read
Autumn trees viewed from above.
The Sweet, Sweet Scent of Fall, Explained
1 minute read
A bottle of Westwind Orchard maple syrup.
Westwind Orchard Makes the Tastiest Maple Syrup We’ve Ever Tried
3 minute read
Illustration of a tree with leaves next to a tree without leaves
The Natural World, in Book Form
2 minute read
An old pair of scissors with a yellow handle.
This Necessary New Book Honors the Craftsmanship of Tools
2 minute read
A bowl of yellow squash and tomatoes.
This App Will Help Get Your Green Thumb Going
1 minute read
Meet NASA’s “Nasalnaut”
2 minute read
The cover of the book "Meaningful Stuff: Design That Lasts" by Jonathan Chapman.
How to Break the Cycle of a Throwaway Society
5 minute read
A pair of Felco shears cutting a small branch.
The Perfect Hand Tools for Pruning Your Plants
1 minute read
A blue, brown, and translucent sculpture by Neri Oxman.
Neri Oxman’s “Material Ecology” Gets the MoMA Spotlight
2 minute read
Snow caught in bare branches in sunlight.
The Sensory Hit of Cold Weather on Our Noses, Explained
1 minute read
Hands holding the threads of a white roll of fabric.
Using Ancient Craftsmanship, Angel Chang Designs Clothes for the Future
7 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
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
A building designed by MASS Design Group.
MASS Design Group’s Model for Building a More Just Society Through Architecture
2 minute read
Neanderthal perfume in a white case.
Lonneke Gordijn of Studio Drift’s Favorite Perfume
2 minute read
Musician Brian Eno
With EarthPercent, Brian Eno Helps the Music Industry Address the Climate Crisis
3 minute read
Rolling clouds above a tree.
The Intrinsic Value of Cloudspotting
4 minute read
A red and white Radio Flyer with city names on its buttons.
This Radio Connects Listeners to a World of Fresh Foreign Sounds
1 minute read
Herman Miller’s Aeron chair in Onyx Ultra Matte
How Design Can Reframe Ocean Plastic as a Resource, Not Waste
4 minute read
A bedroom with cork and brick walls
How This Antwerp Designer Uses Cork to Create Meditative Spaces of Silence
4 minute read
The interior of Object Limited, with a floor marquee sign and rack of clothes.
Object Limited Is the Secondhand Solution We’ve Been Yearning For
3 minute read
A large glacier on a cliff above the ocean.
A New Podcast Unpacks the Beauty and Fragility of Glacier National Park
2 minute read
A sunny park in Japan with blooming cherry blossom trees
Wind Down to the Meditative Wonders of Slow TV
1 minute read
Breau on fire on a white stone.
This Amazonian Sap Will Ease Your Mind
1 minute read
Beatrice Galilee writing in a notebook with her laptop before her.
Beatrice Galilee’s New Architecture Conference Takes a Whole-Earth Perspective
4 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
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
A hinoki bathtub in a concrete room with a small tree.
Hinoki Is the World’s Absolutely Best-Smelling Wood
2 minute read
Dram's Big Mood CBD dropper on a blue-green background.
Dram Apothecary’s Calming CBD Solution
1 minute read
Rain soaked soil seen through a tangle of grass and plants.
That New Rain Smell, Explained
1 minute read
Author Shanna Farrell
The Spirit Brands and Bar Owners Redefining a “Good Drink”
7 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
Snow Shimazu meditating next to a hotel pool.
Snow Shimazu’s Air Beautiful Is the Ultimate Jet-Lag Cure
3 minute read
Frances Moore Lappé. (Photo: Mamadi Doumbouya)
Frances Moore Lappé on Fifty-Plus Years of Plant-Based Eating (and Living)
19 minute read
A split avocado in bright, moody lighting.
Miguel Gonzalez, AKA Davocadoguy, on the Perfect Avocado
4 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
The Earth on a black background
What We’re Reading on the Internet Archive
1 minute read
The classic “Blue Marble” image of the Earth, taken by the Apollo 17 crew on Dec. 7, 1972. (Courtesy NASA)
Marina Koren on Rethinking the “Overview Effect”
16 minute read
Author and ethical fashion advocate Maxine Bédat
Maxine Bédat’s New Book Traces the Lifespan of a Pair of Jeans to Illustrate the Ills of Fast Fashion
5 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
One of Alvaro Catalán de Ocón’s Plastic Rivers rugs. (Courtesy Alvaro Catalán de Ocón)
Home Furnishings That Rethink the Future of Plastic Bottles
6 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
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
At a Distance book by Spencer Bailey and Andrew Zuckerman
Introducing The Slowdown’s First Book, “At a Distance: 100 Visionaries at Home in a Pandemic”
4 minute read
Two Case containers with multicolored salads inside.
Introducing Case, the Canadian Brand Creating a Circular System for Takeout Containers
2 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
Photo: Andrew Zuckerman
A Start-Up Is Monitoring Space Junk to Enable a More Sustainable Space Economy
8 minute read
Clothing from Patagonia’s ReCrafted collection. (Courtesy Patagonia)
The Best Way to Buy Used Outdoor Gear? From Outerwear Brands Themselves
4 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
Several stacks of bhar on a tray next to paper cups.
An Age-Old Indian Alternative to Single-Use Plastic Cups
1 minute read
A man feeding cows hay in a field from the back of a truck
At Knights Valley Wagyu, Respecting Cows and the Environment Go Hand in Hand
5 minute read
Three stools in white, blue, and brown.
Japanese Designer Naoto Fukasawa’s New Stool Collection Raises the Bar of Sustainability
2 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
A collective house near the Catholic mission on the Catrimani River in the Roraima state of Brazil, photographed by Claudia Andujar in 1976. (Courtesy the artist)
The Cosmovision of the Yanomami People and the Violent Forces That Threaten Them
12 minute read
Various scented objects archived in trays.
Mandy Aftel’s Willy Wonka–Like Wonderland of Curious Scents
2 minute read
Two hands with purple nails holding a beaker filled with purple liquid.
These Dyes Made by Bacteria Could Transform the Fashion Industry
2 minute read