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The Webs We Weave Spiders have much to teach us about extended cognition—and what it means to be part of a larger web.

Deep Ecology

Johann Hari: Our Attention Spans Are Being Stolen Our ability to focus is being systematically taken from us, argues Stolen Focus author Johann Hari. And the effects are prohibiting us from taking collective action on the climate emergency.

Anthropocene Art & Culture

Three pill bugs sit on a pink and white flower

Three pill bugs sit on a pink and white flower

What the Tenebrous Roly-Poly Taught Me About Black Futurity For The Frontline, writer Ashia Ajani ruminates on the parallels between roly-polys and Black people: both forced to filter out the bad from their environments.

The Frontline Deep Ecology

A tree whose trunk is broken, forcing the tree to fall backward

A tree whose trunk is broken, forcing the tree to fall backward

How Climate Change Is Forcing Therapists to Mend Their Field The Frontline talks with the Climate Psychology Alliance about the challenges of addressing eco-distress in our current mental health paradigm.

The Frontline Well Being

Order Volume 07: Prism

A prism is a multidimensional body that refracts, disperses, or in some cases, distorts light. Atmos Volume 07: Prism is a study of light, color, dimension, and perspective.

It All Depends In the natural world, species find ways to not only coexist but support each other as a means of survival—a symphony of symbiosis.

The Overview Deep Ecology

The Certainty of Becoming With the gradual return of the sun, Atmos columnist Ruth Robertson reflects on reemerging from darkness and experiencing the rebirth of spring once more.

Indigeneity Deep Ecology

A forest defender dressed in camouflage sits on a log near their treehouse, which is the site of a protest occupation to defend the forest near Atlanta

A forest defender dressed in camouflage sits on a log near their treehouse, which is the site of a protest occupation to defend the forest near Atlanta

The Environmental Movement’s Silence on Cop City Police Killing Police killed environmental activist Manuel Esteban Páez Terán last week. The Frontline reminds us that police violence is an environmental issue.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

Dr. Bayo Akomolafe on Slowing Down in Urgent Times For The Wild founder Ayana Young speaks with the poet, teacher, and public intellectual about the generative powers of stillness and fugitivity.

Anthropocene Deep Ecology

Tripping for the Planet: Psychedelics and Climate Activism With more states legalizing psychedelics, activists are interested in exploring their power. The Frontline examines whether that’s a good idea.

The Frontline Well Being

An ant infected by a parasitic fungus sits dead with fungal stalks shattering through its exoskeleton.

An ant infected by a parasitic fungus sits dead with fungal stalks shattering through its exoskeleton.

‘The Last of Us’: Where Mycology and Climate Apocalypse Collide HBO’s latest drama The Last of Us portrays a future plagued by fungi that turn humans into zombies. The Frontline explores the actual fungi that threaten public health.

The Frontline Science & Nature

To Build a Home Beavers may be busy, but for good reason. What can they teach us about progress both personal and collective?

The Overview Deep Ecology

America’s Wild Horse Population Is Booming. At What Ecological Cost? A symbol of the American West, a once-prosperous, now drought-stricken landscape, wild horses are dismantling the very place they represent.

Science & Nature Anthropocene

Productivity: The Ableist Fantasy Capitalism doesn’t want you, writes The Slow Grind editor Georgina Johnson. If you can’t fully oil and optimize your being to its standards, it will spit you out with inaccessibility and an overly-complicated medical system.

Identity & Community Well Being

Lens on Earth

Revisit our favorite nature stories

Alaska Tongass National Forest by Daniel Shea

Alaska Tongass National Forest by Daniel Shea

Crowning Glory For our latest issue, photographer Daniel Shea captured Alaska’s treasured Tongass during lockdown—now, the site of one of the biggest public lands rollbacks of our time, suffocating the lungs of the country.

Photography

French alps by Théo de Gueltzl

Fine Lines Through panoramas and reflections on opposing natural landscapes, photographer Théo de Gueltzl and Ralph Cox trace horizons from the Swiss Alps to the Mediterranean Sea.

Photography

Atacama desert landscape reflection by Jess Gough

Atacama desert mountain reflection by Jess Gough

Out Of Time The Atacama Desert is one of the driest places in the world. With its clear skies and vast landscapes, it sits still atop the northern half of Chile—but, as photographer Jess Gough captured for our latest issue, it’s an extreme, surreal ecosystem brimming with life and movement.

Photography

White rhinoceros sanctuary in Africa by Sam Rock

White rhinoceros sanctuary in Africa by Sam Rock

The Sanctuary: Ol Pejeta Conservancy At Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, amidst an ecosystem of other endangered species, northern white rhinos Najin and Fatu have become the last hope for their kind—and a symbol for the future of conservation. Atmos interviews Professor Hildebrandt, head of the reproduction management department at Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, who leads a team of scientists who announced in 2019 that they had successfully created two viable northern white rhino embryos using in vitro technology and sperm from long-dead males.

Changemakers

We Are Earth To change the course of the climate crisis, we must draw on the strategies of our fellow life-forms, ensuring collective survival through interconnectedness.

Deep Ecology

A natural pool of water on a cliffside in Socotra Yemen by Jamie Hawkesworth

Socotra Politically a part of the war-torn country of Yemen while geographically a part of Africa, everything about the archipelago of Socotra is unique. The island’s ecosystem is teeming with remarkable wildlife populations that include 700 endemic species, like the prehistoric-looking dragon’s blood trees. Caught in a tug-of-war between the Yemeni government and the United Arab Emirates, the mythic “Galapagos of the Middle East” finds itself at a particularly interesting (and difficult to reach) latitude. Since war broke out in Yemen in 2015, Socotra has existed largely in isolation from the rest of the world—until recently. From the ineffable flora and fauna to the cerulean and crimson colored sunsets, see for yourself what makes Socotra unlike anywhere else on Earth.

Photography

Australia Watarrka National Park by Laurence Ellis

Australia Watarrka National Park by Laurence Ellis

Humus to Human Humanity has had an inarguable impact on the earth beneath our feet—and yet even the name of our species derives from the same word as soil.

Photography

Lens on Earth

Revisit our favorite nature stories

Alaska Tongass National Forest by Daniel Shea

Alaska Tongass National Forest by Daniel Shea

Crowning Glory For our latest issue, photographer Daniel Shea captured Alaska’s treasured Tongass during lockdown—now, the site of one of the biggest public lands rollbacks of our time, suffocating the lungs of the country.

Photography

French alps by Théo de Gueltzl

Fine Lines Through panoramas and reflections on opposing natural landscapes, photographer Théo de Gueltzl and Ralph Cox trace horizons from the Swiss Alps to the Mediterranean Sea.

Photography

Atacama desert landscape reflection by Jess Gough

Atacama desert mountain reflection by Jess Gough

Out Of Time The Atacama Desert is one of the driest places in the world. With its clear skies and vast landscapes, it sits still atop the northern half of Chile—but, as photographer Jess Gough captured for our latest issue, it’s an extreme, surreal ecosystem brimming with life and movement.

Photography

White rhinoceros sanctuary in Africa by Sam Rock

White rhinoceros sanctuary in Africa by Sam Rock

The Sanctuary: Ol Pejeta Conservancy At Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, amidst an ecosystem of other endangered species, northern white rhinos Najin and Fatu have become the last hope for their kind—and a symbol for the future of conservation. Atmos interviews Professor Hildebrandt, head of the reproduction management department at Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, who leads a team of scientists who announced in 2019 that they had successfully created two viable northern white rhino embryos using in vitro technology and sperm from long-dead males.

Changemakers

We Are Earth To change the course of the climate crisis, we must draw on the strategies of our fellow life-forms, ensuring collective survival through interconnectedness.

Deep Ecology

A natural pool of water on a cliffside in Socotra Yemen by Jamie Hawkesworth

Socotra Politically a part of the war-torn country of Yemen while geographically a part of Africa, everything about the archipelago of Socotra is unique. The island’s ecosystem is teeming with remarkable wildlife populations that include 700 endemic species, like the prehistoric-looking dragon’s blood trees. Caught in a tug-of-war between the Yemeni government and the United Arab Emirates, the mythic “Galapagos of the Middle East” finds itself at a particularly interesting (and difficult to reach) latitude. Since war broke out in Yemen in 2015, Socotra has existed largely in isolation from the rest of the world—until recently. From the ineffable flora and fauna to the cerulean and crimson colored sunsets, see for yourself what makes Socotra unlike anywhere else on Earth.

Photography

Australia Watarrka National Park by Laurence Ellis

Australia Watarrka National Park by Laurence Ellis

Humus to Human Humanity has had an inarguable impact on the earth beneath our feet—and yet even the name of our species derives from the same word as soil.

Photography

Hermit Wisdom The hermit crab is a creature of constant change: as they grow larger, they must seek out new shells that better fit their expanded selves.

The Overview Deep Ecology

Is Extinction Rebellion Right To Move Beyond Disruptive Tactics? XR says its decision indicates a willingness to listen to criticism, and adapt. Others believe it undermines the movement’s powerful potential for change.

Movement Building

Solarpunk: Why 2023 Must Be the Year of the Sun The ongoing global energy crisis demands a shift away from fossil fuels. The Frontline looks back at the history of the solar industry—and where it needs to head next to succeed in 2023.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

Digital vs Slow: The Future of Sustainable Fashion Fashion designer and pedal loom artist Nicklas Skovgaard speaks with Anna Liedtke, digital design director at The Fabricant, about their respective approaches to disrupting the fashion system.

Ethical Fashion Art & Culture

How to Endure the Winters of a Life Sentence An incarcerated person writes for The Frontline about winter’s lessons in helping him navigate seasons of light and dark, hope and despair.

The Frontline Deep Ecology

Out of Curiosity For all of human history, curiosity has been leading us to discovery. In the new year, it can help lead us to new worlds.

The Overview Deep Ecology

Our Cultural Watchlist for 2023 From Dune II to Kelela’s Raven, the next 12 months promise exciting new releases across all areas of culture. Here are some that stand out.

Art & Culture

Here’s How We Protect Earth’s Defenders After a deadly decade for environmental activists and defenders of the Earth, The Frontline asks: is there a way out?

The Frontline Environmental Justice

It’s Time to Adapt Here we are in 2023, having been told time and again that at long last we have returned to normal, writes Atmos contributor Riley Black. But that’s not entirely true—all of us have had to find ways to grieve what we’ve lost in the last three years.

Deep Ecology Well Being

Stay the Winter This season is often dominated by darkness and a feeling of lifelessness, but it is also a time to reflect, restore, and recharge.

The Overview Deep Ecology

2022 Through the Lens of Atmos Contributors Members of our creative ecosystem share photographs taken in 2022, reflecting on moments of loss, joy, freedom, perseverance, and togetherness.

Art & Culture Photography

Are Christmas Trees Really the Enemy? The Frontline travels to the Morvan, France’s oldest Christmas tree growing region where Christmas tree farmers face climate impacts—and critics.

The Frontline Science & Nature

A Look Back on Life in Permacrisis Permacrisis, defined as “an extended period of instability and insecurity,” was named word of 2022 by Collins Dictionary. But within every crisis lies the potential for a better future.

Well Being Anthropocene

How Asian-Pacific Islanders Shaped Environmental Activism For The Frontline, a young Asian-American environmental justice organizer reflects on the history of her community—and the work that lies ahead.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

On Ice The Patagonian ice dragon has adapted to survive amidst frigid glaciers—and plays a role in ensuring that neither become mythical.

The Overview Deep Ecology

High-Rise Buildings Are Not the Future of Housing. Low-Rises Are. Architect and Pau Studio founder Vishaan Chakrabarti breaks down his vision for accessible, sustainable, and culturally relevant housing to accommodate the world’s growing population.

Art & Culture Climate Solutions

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