Science
Living With Wolves
Working at a wolf sanctuary became part of my identity. Leaving the pack was harder than I expected.
Learning Bravery from a Pair of Mice
I had never met creatures more cowardly than those two mice, but, for some reason, they would never abandon each other.
On Mother Trees: What Old-Growth Trees Taught Me About Parenting
I was helpful, but unlike the giving tree, I was not entirely happy.
Trying to Devour My Climate Anxiety
Even though I’ve learned I can’t always consume everything, it doesn’t stop me from trying.
The Comfort of Time Loops in the Age of Climate Crisis
Unlike these stories, we don’t have decades of do-overs—especially on the West Coast, where the droughts are real and the big earthquake could shake things loose anytime.
Studying the Antlion Taught Me How to Be Human
As a behavioral ecologist, I was asking of the natural world the very questions I was too scared to ask of myself and those around me.
The Lightning Strike That Burned Through My Family
My mother’s body, one in a million, became a conduit for lightning, and, three months later, it became a conduit for me.
You Mean More to Me Than Any Scientific Truth
A poet wrestles with grief and the multiverse.
The Climate Crisis Is Changing the Taste of Wine
When the fires come, as they have for the past five years in California wine country, there is little winemakers can do.
The Climate of Gender
On climate change, transitioning, gender, and the vanishing sweetness of maple trees.