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

Ever Wonder How Cows Co-moo-nicate?

An illustration from Night Sky featuring the Virgo constellation.

This App Brings the Cosmos into Your Pocket

Manufactum's seed pot press next to a seedling.

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

Michael Pinsky's Pollution Pod domes, with people inside and out.

Artist Michael Pinsky’s Climate-Action Plan: “Pollution Pods”

Pancakes with bacon on a white plate

How to Eat Your Food Scraps

Maison/Made's Extrait de Maison

Aromatic Face Oils, Made by Regenerative Farms in France

A closeup of two green leaves.

Renowned Perfumer Jean-Marc Chaillan’s Patchouli Obsession

A large tray of compost heading into a white container surrounded by plants.

Why Human Composting Is the Future of Death Care

Two hands covered in indigo dye.

How Kilomet109 Is Preserving Vietnam's Rich Fashion and Textile Heritage

A single red rose on a white background.

Why Roses Are Synonymous With Love

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

An assortment of brightly colored fruits and vegetables in close up.

The Ugliest, Most Delicious Produce You’ll Ever Eat

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

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

Pauline Oliveros and IONE performing on a black stage.

We’ll Be Tuning Into This Tuning Meditation

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

Mycologist Giuliana Furci

How Fungi Can Save the World

Editions of animal photos on Andrew Zuckerman's website.

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

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

Two Grounded Packaging "stand up pouches" in black and white.

This Australian Company Aims to Make Packaging Easy—and Actually Sustainable

A FarmBot waters a bed of herbs and vegetables.

Plot an Edible Home Garden With This Automated, Open-Source Bot

Ekosfere products

In the Bronx, a Shop for Everyday Essentials Operating Under a Zero-Waste Ethos

An Adam Fuss fungus photogram.

How Mushrooms Have Proliferated as a Material for Art-Making

Cover of “Worlds Without End” (2023) by Chris Impey. (Courtesy MIT Press)

Chris Impey on the New Space Race and Exoplanet Habitation

A vial of perfume among rosemary and slices of lemon.

Three Perfume Brands Transforming Trash into Sweet-Smelling Treasures

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

Autumn trees viewed from above.

The Sweet, Sweet Scent of Fall, Explained

A bottle of Westwind Orchard maple syrup.

Westwind Orchard Makes the Tastiest Maple Syrup We’ve Ever Tried

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

The Natural World, in Book Form

An old pair of scissors with a yellow handle.

This Necessary New Book Honors the Craftsmanship of Tools

A bowl of yellow squash and tomatoes.

This App Will Help Get Your Green Thumb Going

Meet NASA’s “Nasalnaut”

The cover of the book "Meaningful Stuff: Design That Lasts" by Jonathan Chapman.

How to Break the Cycle of a Throwaway Society

A pair of Felco shears cutting a small branch.

The Perfect Hand Tools for Pruning Your Plants

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

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

Snow caught in bare branches in sunlight.

The Sensory Hit of Cold Weather on Our Noses, Explained

Hands holding the threads of a white roll of fabric.

Using Ancient Craftsmanship, Angel Chang Designs Clothes for the Future

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

This App Tracks the 72 Seasons of the Japanese Lunar Calendar

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 building designed by MASS Design Group.

MASS Design Group’s Model for Building a More Just Society Through Architecture

Neanderthal perfume in a white case.

Lonneke Gordijn of Studio Drift’s Favorite Perfume

Musician Brian Eno

With EarthPercent, Brian Eno Helps the Music Industry Address the Climate Crisis

Rolling clouds above a tree.

The Intrinsic Value of Cloudspotting

A red and white Radio Flyer with city names on its buttons.

This Radio Connects Listeners to a World of Fresh Foreign Sounds

Herman Miller’s Aeron chair in Onyx Ultra Matte

How Design Can Reframe Ocean Plastic as a Resource, Not Waste

A bedroom with cork and brick walls

How This Antwerp Designer Uses Cork to Create Meditative Spaces of Silence

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

A large glacier on a cliff above the ocean.

A New Podcast Unpacks the Beauty and Fragility of Glacier National Park

A sunny park in Japan with blooming cherry blossom trees

Wind Down to the Meditative Wonders of Slow TV

Breau on fire on a white stone.

This Amazonian Sap Will Ease Your Mind

Beatrice Galilee writing in a notebook with her laptop before her.

Beatrice Galilee’s New Architecture Conference Takes a Whole-Earth Perspective

Disembodied plastic limbs on a grey background.

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

A crinkled green tote bag on a white plinth.

A Waterproof, Washable Bag That’s Actually Environmentally Friendly

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

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

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

A submersible robot traveling below the Thwaites Glacier.

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

A hinoki bathtub in a concrete room with a small tree.

Hinoki Is the World’s Absolutely Best-Smelling Wood

Dram's Big Mood CBD dropper on a blue-green background.

Dram Apothecary’s Calming CBD Solution

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

That New Rain Smell, Explained

Author Shanna Farrell

The Spirit Brands and Bar Owners Redefining a “Good Drink”

María Elena Pombo stacking bricks for an exhibition.

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

Snow Shimazu meditating next to a hotel pool.

Snow Shimazu’s Air Beautiful Is the Ultimate Jet-Lag Cure

Frances Moore Lappé. (Photo: Mamadi Doumbouya)

Frances Moore Lappé on Fifty-Plus Years of Plant-Based Eating (and Living)

A split avocado in bright, moody lighting.

Miguel Gonzalez, AKA Davocadoguy, on the Perfect Avocado

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

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”

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

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

One of Alvaro Catalán de Ocón’s Plastic Rivers rugs. (Courtesy Alvaro Catalán de Ocón)

Home Furnishings That Rethink the Future of Plastic Bottles

author and environmental anthropologist Gina Rae La Cerva

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

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

Caswell-Massey Bottles the Smell of Yellowstone Park, Literally

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”

Two Case containers with multicolored salads inside.

Introducing Case, the Canadian Brand Creating a Circular System for Takeout Containers

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

Photo: Andrew Zuckerman

A Start-Up Is Monitoring Space Junk to Enable a More Sustainable Space Economy

Clothing from Patagonia’s ReCrafted collection. (Courtesy Patagonia)

The Best Way to Buy Used Outdoor Gear? From Outerwear Brands Themselves

Dr. Brian Fisher smiling and examining a pinned wasp.

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

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

Horticulturist Ken Druse on Exploring the World of Botanical Fragrance

Several stacks of bhar on a tray next to paper cups.

An Age-Old Indian Alternative to Single-Use Plastic Cups

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

Three stools in white, blue, and brown.

Japanese Designer Naoto Fukasawa’s New Stool Collection Raises the Bar of Sustainability

A seismograph needle drawing a black line across white paper.

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

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

Various scented objects archived in trays.

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

Two hands with purple nails holding a beaker filled with purple liquid.

These Dyes Made by Bacteria Could Transform the Fashion Industry