Tagged: Companion Species

orange, green, yellow, and brown samples in petri dishes that have the appearance of dried dirt or moss

How to Be More Like Biocrusts in Precarious Times

Lizzie Smith describes the oft-overlooked living skin of the desert: biological soil crusts or “biocrusts.” Biocrust bundles show that deserts are full of life, wonder, and instructions for a more interconnected future.

a red fox standing on a car hood, staring through the windshield at a person

Thinking With Animal Companions: A Keynote

In this series keynote, professor emerita and historian Harriet Ritvo sets the stage for further investigation of “companion species.” She introduces the varied threads of animal companionship—from influence and impact to proximal, favored reciprocity.