The Rise of the Climate Change Novel
What happens when our changing world starts to look more and more unreal? The recent boom in novels that depict climate change pits the real against the magical, surreal, and fantastical.
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Finding Hope and Community with Honeybees: A Conversation with Heather Swan
The decline of honeybees is cause for alarm and a symptom of global biodiversity loss. Beekeepers, however, find creative ways to build relationships with honeybees and steward their hives.
2017 Year In Review
Climate change, indigenous knowledge, environmental justice. Edge Effects contributors addressed critical issues in a year of social and environmental upheaval.
Erratic Monuments to a Melting World
As glaciers melt, they leave behind abandoned rocks and other erratics. This photo essay of the Alaskan wilderness explores how glacial erratics are time travelers, treasure troves, reliquaries, and rubble.
Apocalypse in Watercolor
To reach a broader audience, one artist and physical scientist takes data on environmental catastrophe and renders it beautiful.
Al Gore and the Global South: A Review of “An Inconvenient Sequel”
Climate change advocacy requires finding common ground. Al Gore’s new documentary highlights the importance of listening to the Global South to find solutions.
Bittersweet Catch: Korea’s Diving Women and the Pitfalls of Cultural Preservation
While attending a school set up to train the next generation of haenyeo divers, one woman grapples with the historical and ongoing complexities of maintaining the traditional practice.
The Trouble with the March for Science: A Conversation with Adam Rome
What if today’s climate activists acted more like the scientists who spoke out on the first Earth Day?
Crying Dugongs and Ocean Encounters in Southeast Asia
Stories of the dugong, a cousin of the manatee, offer important insight into human-nature encounters in the waters of Southeast Asia.
A Syllabus for Teaching Water Politics
A new syllabus outlines a series of readings for teaching the politics of water.
