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Climate and Culture

Bearing Weight

Bearing Weight

Bearing Weight A fatal encounter with a North American black bear brings forth lessons on the sacred, inevitable nature of loss.

Deep Ecology

The Overview Book

An anthology of meditative essays from Atmos Editor-in-Chief Willow Defebaugh alongside immersive photography of ecosystems around the world, The Overview: Meditations on Nature for a World in Transition is a pathway for reconnecting with nature through reverence, balance, evolution, and healing.

The Overview Book: An anthology of meditative essays from Atmos Editor-in-Chief Willow Defebaugh alongside immersive photography of ecosystems around the world, it’s a pathway for reconnecting with nature through reverence, balance, evolution, and healing.

The Overview Book: An anthology of meditative essays from Atmos Editor-in-Chief Willow Defebaugh alongside immersive photography of ecosystems around the world, it’s a pathway for reconnecting with nature through reverence, balance, evolution, and healing.

The Overview Book: An anthology of meditative essays from Atmos Editor-in-Chief Willow Defebaugh alongside immersive photography of ecosystems around the world, it’s a pathway for reconnecting with nature through reverence, balance, evolution, and healing.

The Overview Book: An anthology of meditative essays from Atmos Editor-in-Chief Willow Defebaugh alongside immersive photography of ecosystems around the world, it’s a pathway for reconnecting with nature through reverence, balance, evolution, and healing.

A piece of cut hair is wound by a blue and yellow string.

A piece of cut hair is wound by a blue and yellow string.

Taking Back Our Ancestors As a Native woman, I’ve learned that historical trauma is real, writes Ruth H. Burns.

Indigeneity Identity & Community

An illustration of a motley of rafflesia flowers.

An illustration of a motley of rafflesia flowers.

The Guardians of Earth’s Most Grotesque Flowers A motley crew of Rafflesia enthusiasts are racing against the clock to save the corpse flower from extinction.

Biodiversity Science & Nature

The translucent shadow of a hand hovers above the checkered pattern of a keffiyeh.

The translucent shadow of a hand hovers above the checkered pattern of a keffiyeh.

Inside Palestine’s Last Keffiyeh Factory Amid tightening restrictions imposed by the Israeli government on the West Bank, the Hirbawi keffiyeh factory is a symbol of resilience.

Identity & Community Ethical Fashion

Zaya Guarani: The Fast-Rising Model Born and Raised in the Amazon

Zaya Guarani: The Fast-Rising Model Born and Raised in the Amazon

Zaya Guarani: The Fast-Rising Model Born and Raised in the Amazon Guarani is using her platform to advocate for Indigenous rights, environmental stewardship, and collective action.

Ethical Fashion Indigeneity

The Crystalline Beauty of Iceland’s Ice Caves

The Crystalline Beauty of Iceland’s Ice Caves

The Crystalline Beauty of Iceland’s Ice Caves On Iceland's glacial shores, a dazzling display of crystalline caves and shapeshifting seas remind us that form and flow are forever in flux

Science & Nature Photography

After Catastrophic Floods, A Community Rebuilds

After Catastrophic Floods, A Community Rebuilds

After Catastrophic Floods, A Community Rebuilds Photographer Raajadharshini documents the resilience of the people of Chadong, India, as they rebuild their lives after immense flooding.

Photography Identity & Community

Three giraffes walk along the savannah.

Three giraffes walk along the savannah.

Strange Beasts How did giraffes attain their powerful necks—and what lessons can their evolutionary history teach us about conflict and growth?

The Overview Deep Ecology

A gushing blue green waterfall.

A gushing blue green waterfall.

The Latest Artist To Join Spotify? Mother Nature A new initiative recognizes nature as an official artist on music streaming services with royalties going towards conservation efforts.

Earth Sounds Art & Culture

A lone turtle swims in deep blue waters.

A lone turtle swims in deep blue waters.

Photographer Vivek Vadoliya Highlights Madagascar’s Patterned Landscape On his trip to the island nation, Vadoliya captured gleaming colors of land, sea, and wildlife, showcasing nature’s dance of aliveness.

Photography Deep Ecology

In Celebration of Earth Month

Highlighting stories that emphasize the value of our planet, moving us to protect it

A young boy faces away from the camera with a green parrot perched atop his head.

A young boy faces away from the camera with a green parrot perched atop his head.

In Batismo, A Celebration of Water and Life Photographer Gleeson Paulino turns his lens on water in the Amazon rainforest.

Art & Culture Biodiversity

Seagrass sits slightly below the water's surface where the sun is slightly shining through.

Seagrass sits slightly below the water's surface where the sun is slightly shining through.

Saving Spain’s Ancient Seagrass Overtourism, pollution, and climate change are killing the 200,000-year-old “lungs of the planet.” Manu San Felix is fighting to save them.

Ocean Life Science & Nature

Alpacas roam a desert landscape.

Alpacas roam a desert landscape.

A Mirage of Emptiness: Why Deserts Were Reduced to Nothing Deserts have long been the home of many civilizations and much biodiversity. And yet colonial narratives insist they are sites of loss.

Biodiversity Science & Nature

A shot of the amazon forest from the trees above, the cloudy sky in the distance.

A shot of the amazon forest from the trees above, the cloudy sky in the distance.

A Glimpse Inside the Research Station Working to Preserve Lowland Amazon Ecosystems Photographer Christian Cassiel travels to the Amazon to document the life-saving work of Tiputini Biodiversity station.

Art & Culture Science & Nature

Love Songs for Nature’s Kind

Love Songs for Nature’s Kind

Love Songs for Nature’s Kind A curation of poems and songs to celebrate Mother Earth, who is so often overlooked during the most romantic time of the year.

Earth Sounds

The Scientists Studying the Edge of Extinction

The Scientists Studying the Edge of Extinction

The Scientists Studying the Edge of Extinction Researchers on the frontline remain resilient through grief as they protect Earth's rarest creatures from kākāpō to right whales.

Anthropocene Biodiversity

A blurry shot of a colorful field of wildflowers.

A blurry shot of a colorful field of wildflowers.

Finding “Blissonance” Amid the California Superbloom California’s winter has both led to a superbloom and severe flooding. Amidst climate change, how do we balance beauty with destruction?

Anthropocene Deep Ecology

In Celebration of Earth Month

Highlighting stories that emphasize the value of our planet, moving us to protect it

A young boy faces away from the camera with a green parrot perched atop his head.

A young boy faces away from the camera with a green parrot perched atop his head.

In Batismo, A Celebration of Water and Life Photographer Gleeson Paulino turns his lens on water in the Amazon rainforest.

Art & Culture Biodiversity

Seagrass sits slightly below the water's surface where the sun is slightly shining through.

Seagrass sits slightly below the water's surface where the sun is slightly shining through.

Saving Spain’s Ancient Seagrass Overtourism, pollution, and climate change are killing the 200,000-year-old “lungs of the planet.” Manu San Felix is fighting to save them.

Ocean Life Science & Nature

Alpacas roam a desert landscape.

Alpacas roam a desert landscape.

A Mirage of Emptiness: Why Deserts Were Reduced to Nothing Deserts have long been the home of many civilizations and much biodiversity. And yet colonial narratives insist they are sites of loss.

Biodiversity Science & Nature

A shot of the amazon forest from the trees above, the cloudy sky in the distance.

A shot of the amazon forest from the trees above, the cloudy sky in the distance.

A Glimpse Inside the Research Station Working to Preserve Lowland Amazon Ecosystems Photographer Christian Cassiel travels to the Amazon to document the life-saving work of Tiputini Biodiversity station.

Art & Culture Science & Nature

Love Songs for Nature’s Kind

Love Songs for Nature’s Kind

Love Songs for Nature’s Kind A curation of poems and songs to celebrate Mother Earth, who is so often overlooked during the most romantic time of the year.

Earth Sounds

The Scientists Studying the Edge of Extinction

The Scientists Studying the Edge of Extinction

The Scientists Studying the Edge of Extinction Researchers on the frontline remain resilient through grief as they protect Earth's rarest creatures from kākāpō to right whales.

Anthropocene Biodiversity

A blurry shot of a colorful field of wildflowers.

A blurry shot of a colorful field of wildflowers.

Finding “Blissonance” Amid the California Superbloom California’s winter has both led to a superbloom and severe flooding. Amidst climate change, how do we balance beauty with destruction?

Anthropocene Deep Ecology

The shadow of a person holding up a cell phone in front of a cloudy sky.

The shadow of a person holding up a cell phone in front of a cloudy sky.

Where Are The Good Climate Change Apps? Apps could help us track our individualized carbon footprints, but some experts are skeptical.

Climate Solutions Anthropocene

The moon moves toward the sun before a total solar eclipse.

The moon moves toward the sun before a total solar eclipse.

Gods, Omens, and Hot Wings at America’s Total Solar Eclipse A trip to the solar eclipse’s path of totality exposed unsettling tensions between divinity and commodity in America’s heartland.

Art & Culture Deep Ecology

Past Lives

Past Lives

Past Lives This week's newsletter takes us through the evolution of fossil fuels, from prehistoric life forms to the toxic energy that fuels our world.

The Overview Deep Ecology

How Fast Fashion Is Driving Land Grabs and Violence in Brazil

How Fast Fashion Is Driving Land Grabs and Violence in Brazil

How Fast Fashion Is Driving Land Grabs and Violence in Brazil H&M and Zara’s overreliance on certification schemes allows illegalities to thrive in their supply chains, a new report finds.

Ethical Fashion Identity & Community

A tree near a river bank in Dartmoor national park, covered in a variety of mosses and epiphytes.

A tree near a river bank in Dartmoor national park, covered in a variety of mosses and epiphytes.

Christian Cassiel: A Journey Into Britain’s Forgotten Rainforests Christian Cassiel takes us out of the U.K. that many know and into one of Britain’s ancient and disappearing temperate rainforests.

Photography Deep Ecology

Two young girls wear red dresses and red ribbons in their braided pig tails as they hover over the camera.

Two young girls wear red dresses and red ribbons in their braided pig tails as they hover over the camera.

Danié Gómez-Ortigoza: Hair Braiding To Unite the Climate Movement Danié Gómez-Ortigoza’s hair-braiding art is inspiring action, resilience, and unity in the face of an uncertain climate future.

Art & Culture Identity & Community

The Time Paradox of Climate Change

The Time Paradox of Climate Change

The Time Paradox of Climate Change Is climate calamity coming too slowly for us to address quickly?

Science & Nature Anthropocene

A young boy sits on a stair well holding multiple colored hula hoops.

A young boy sits on a stair well holding multiple colored hula hoops.

The Boys of Mystery Street Photographer Vasantha Yogananthan documents childhood play on the climate vulnerable streets of New Orleans.

Photography Identity & Community

Rat’s Nest

Rat’s Nest

Rat’s Nest Rats carry a loathsome reputation among humans, but a closer look at these rodents reveals a far more redemptive story.

The Overview Deep Ecology

In Ghana, Training Local Upcyclers at Kantamanto Market

In Ghana, Training Local Upcyclers at Kantamanto Market

In Ghana, Training Local Upcyclers at Kantamanto Market Determined to challenge the systems that perpetuate waste colonialism in Ghana, a new generation of designers are turning waste to wealth.

Ethical Fashion Environmental Justice

Telling Geologic Time with Photographer Collin Hughes

Telling Geologic Time with Photographer Collin Hughes

Telling Geologic Time with Photographer Collin Hughes The photographer focuses on ancient stones, inviting us to widen our timescale to consider the fluxes that occur over geologic time.

Photography Deep Ecology

The Artists Preserving Palestinian Collective Memory

The Artists Preserving Palestinian Collective Memory

The Artists Preserving Palestinian Collective Memory The newly-released book, Yesterday, Come Closer, is an urgent attempt at consolidating Palestinian art in the face of genocide.

Art & Culture Environmental Justice

Turkana herders in Lodwar, the county's largest hub, ushering their animals home in the evening.

Turkana herders in Lodwar, the county's largest hub, ushering their animals home in the evening.

The Great African Oil Dilemma Oil prospectors promised to lift this neglected Kenyan community out of poverty, but a decade later, residents say they’ve been abandoned.

Environmental Justice Anthropocene

A plastic dinosaur, a few sea shells, and a metal straw rest on top of a brown paper bag laying on a newspaper in the sunlight.

A plastic dinosaur, a few sea shells, and a metal straw rest on top of a brown paper bag laying on a newspaper in the sunlight.

Why Kids Love Dinosaurs Dinosaurs are big, fierce, scary—and long extinct. So, why are these toothy reptiles a childhood staple for so many?

Art & Culture Anthropocene

The shadow of a human reflection is clear on the water's surface.

The shadow of a human reflection is clear on the water's surface.

Chloé Milos Azzopardi: Exploring the Biodiversity of Cantal Visual artist Chloé Milos Azzopardi highlights the biodiversity of our world with beautiful shots of insects, fungi, birds, and humans.

Photography Deep Ecology

A Descendant’s Call for Whale Legal Personhood

A Descendant’s Call for Whale Legal Personhood

A Descendant’s Call for Whale Legal Personhood A Māori conservationist takes us inside the fight to recognize whales as legal persons and ocean ambassadors to the United Nations.

Indigeneity Biodiversity

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