Exploitation and Conservation Among the Ancient Maya
Environmental exploitation has been linked to the collapse of the Mayan society, but the Maya may in fact have been environmental stewards.
Environmental exploitation has been linked to the collapse of the Mayan society, but the Maya may in fact have been environmental stewards.
Training people to help create communities that are better suited to a changing environment is important work—but quite a challenge when it’s not at all clear what that future will look like.
A scientific explanation for a piece of folk meteorology.
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Volunteers and stakeholders bring prairie ecosystems back to life on the grounds of what was once the world’s largest munitions facility.
Dr. Robin W. Kimmerer speaks about indigenous knowledges, traditional science, and the stories and words that connect us to our nonhuman homes.
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Artists reflect on their collaborative installation and performance on the banks of the Chester River.
With the Tales from Planet Earth film festival only days away, its organizers explore the festival theme “belief” by highlighting what audiences can anticipate.
Historian Cindy Ott explains the unique political, economic, and symbolic roles the pumpkin has played in American culture.