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Ecological Wisdom

Ecological Wisdom

Ecological Wisdom

A fairy lantern flower grows on a mossy tree branch.

A fairy lantern flower grows on a mossy tree branch.

A New Fairy Lantern Is Found The discovery of an ethereal new plant species reminds us of the forces that lie unseen, growing beneath the surface.

The Overview Deep Ecology

A Living Map

A Living Map

A Living Map In a year of uncertainty, the living world has offered guidance—answers written in feathers, roots, and time.

The Overview Deep Ecology

A flamboyance of pink flamingos fly in sync.

A flamboyance of pink flamingos fly in sync.

On Murders, Murmurations, and Other Ways of Being Together From a murder of crows to a murmuration of starlings, the animal world reminds us that nothing exists in isolation.

Deep Ecology The Overview

Redefining Nature: How Changing Words Could Change the World

Redefining Nature: How Changing Words Could Change the World

Redefining Nature: How Changing Words Could Change the World How might we change if we considered ourselves part of, rather than separate from, the rest of the natural world?

Climate Solutions Deep Ecology

A baby caterpillar crawls on someones pointer finger.

A baby caterpillar crawls on someones pointer finger.

Embracing the Beauty of Insignificance We are participants in a universe more vast than ourselves, whether or not we are central to it.

The Overview Deep Ecology

Pollinating the Future

Pollinating the Future

Pollinating the Future Atmos Volume 12 gathers transformative ideas—seeds of law, architecture, and culture—offered to help pollinate a thriving future.

The Overview Deep Ecology

A white owl burrows deep in a nest.

A white owl burrows deep in a nest.

Dark Wanderings: Opening Our Eyes to Nocturnal Life Embracing the darkness of the nocturnal world could be a pathway to our own aliveness.

The Overview Deep Ecology

A green and black poison dart frog sits on a log.

A green and black poison dart frog sits on a log.

Aposematism and The Beauty of Awareness In Costa Rica’s rainforest, beauty proves both luring and dangerous—nature’s vivid reminder to pay attention.

The Overview Deep Ecology

The Sagacity of Spiders and the Webs They Weave

The Sagacity of Spiders and the Webs They Weave

The Sagacity of Spiders and the Webs They Weave As much as people fear spiders, they are emissaries of many of nature’s most vital teachings—especially in how they spin their webs.

The Overview Deep Ecology

A group of people lie down in a circle on a green field.

A group of people lie down in a circle on a green field.

Hallowed Ground: Unearthing the Pagan History of Samhain As the veil thins and the dark half of the year begins, we turn to the old ways—honoring land, ancestry, and the Earth's enduring rhythms.

The Overview Deep Ecology

A hand reaches down toward pool of liquid gold.

A hand reaches down toward pool of liquid gold.

Noble Materials and the Art of Alchemy How can we transform our pain into beauty, practicing the oldest alchemy of all?

The Overview Deep Ecology

The underbelly of a whale swimming through the water.

The underbelly of a whale swimming through the water.

Tonga Could Soon Become the First Country to Recognize Whale Rights Ahead of Tonga’s election, whale and ocean advocates are preparing a bill to grant legal personhood to the island kingdom’s first ancestors.

Science & Nature Identity & Community

Two yellow flowers on top of one another.

Two yellow flowers on top of one another.

The Healing Power of Herbs Reconnecting with plants’ healing properties is about more than treating ailments—it’s about reintegrating ourselves with nature.

The Overview Deep Ecology

A tree grows on verdant grass in an ecotone.

A tree grows on verdant grass in an ecotone.

Life at the Edge: The Tension and Potential of Ecotones Ecotones—where worlds meet and boundaries blur—show that life flourishes in tension, and creation begins in the in-between.

The Overview Deep Ecology

The shadow of a man stands in front of a large fire flame.

The shadow of a man stands in front of a large fire flame.

Healing the West’s Relationship With Fire through Pyrotherapy A new program in Butte County, California, helps re-normalize good fire by teaching wildfire survivors about prescribed burns.

Well Being Science & Nature

A slug moves along a red background.

A slug moves along a red background.

The Fertile Spoil: Notes on Decomposition Earthworms, fungi, and microbes are the forest’s alchemists—transforming death into nourishment.

The Overview Deep Ecology