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The Latest Artist To Join Spotify? Mother Nature

The Latest Artist To Join Spotify? Mother Nature

The Latest Artist To Join Spotify? Mother Nature A new initiative recognizes nature as an official artist on all major music streaming services with royalties going towards urgent conservation efforts.

Art & Culture

The Overview Book

An anthology of meditative essays from Atmos Editor-in-Chief Willow Defebaugh alongside immersive photography of ecosystems around the world, The Overview: Meditations on Nature for a World in Transition is a pathway for reconnecting with nature through reverence, balance, evolution, and healing.

The Overview Book: An anthology of meditative essays from Atmos Editor-in-Chief Willow Defebaugh alongside immersive photography of ecosystems around the world, it’s a pathway for reconnecting with nature through reverence, balance, evolution, and healing.

The Overview Book: An anthology of meditative essays from Atmos Editor-in-Chief Willow Defebaugh alongside immersive photography of ecosystems around the world, it’s a pathway for reconnecting with nature through reverence, balance, evolution, and healing.

The Overview Book: An anthology of meditative essays from Atmos Editor-in-Chief Willow Defebaugh alongside immersive photography of ecosystems around the world, it’s a pathway for reconnecting with nature through reverence, balance, evolution, and healing.

The Overview Book: An anthology of meditative essays from Atmos Editor-in-Chief Willow Defebaugh alongside immersive photography of ecosystems around the world, it’s a pathway for reconnecting with nature through reverence, balance, evolution, and healing.

A lone turtle swims in deep blue waters.

A lone turtle swims in deep blue waters.

Photographer Vivek Vadoliya Highlights Madagascar’s Patterned Landscape On his trip to the island nation, Vadoliya captured gleaming colors of land, sea, and wildlife, showcasing nature’s dance of aliveness.

Photography Deep Ecology

The shadow of a person holding up a cell phone in front of a cloudy sky.

The shadow of a person holding up a cell phone in front of a cloudy sky.

Where Are The Good Climate Change Apps? Apps could help us track our individualized carbon footprints, but some experts are skeptical.

Climate Solutions Anthropocene

The moon moves toward the sun before a total solar eclipse.

The moon moves toward the sun before a total solar eclipse.

Gods, Omens, and Hot Wings at America’s Total Solar Eclipse A trip to the solar eclipse’s path of totality exposed unsettling tensions between divinity and commodity in America’s heartland.

Art & Culture Deep Ecology

Past Lives

Past Lives

Past Lives This week's newsletter takes us through the evolution of fossil fuels, from prehistoric life forms to the toxic energy that fuels our world.

The Overview Deep Ecology

The Crystalline Beauty of Iceland’s Ice Caves

The Crystalline Beauty of Iceland’s Ice Caves

The Crystalline Beauty of Iceland’s Ice Caves On Iceland's glacial shores, a dazzling display of crystalline caves and shapeshifting seas remind us that form and flow are forever in flux

Science & Nature Photography

How Fast Fashion Is Driving Land Grabs and Violence in Brazil

How Fast Fashion Is Driving Land Grabs and Violence in Brazil

How Fast Fashion Is Driving Land Grabs and Violence in Brazil H&M and Zara’s overreliance on certification schemes allows illegalities to thrive in their supply chains, a new report finds.

Ethical Fashion Identity & Community

A tree near a river bank in Dartmoor national park, covered in a variety of mosses and epiphytes.

A tree near a river bank in Dartmoor national park, covered in a variety of mosses and epiphytes.

Christian Cassiel: A Journey Into Britain’s Forgotten Rainforests Christian Cassiel takes us out of the U.K. that many know and into one of Britain’s ancient and disappearing temperate rainforests.

Photography Deep Ecology

Two young girls wear red dresses and red ribbons in their braided pig tails as they hover over the camera.

Two young girls wear red dresses and red ribbons in their braided pig tails as they hover over the camera.

Danié Gómez-Ortigoza: Hair Braiding To Unite the Climate Movement Danié Gómez-Ortigoza’s hair-braiding art is inspiring action, resilience, and unity in the face of an uncertain climate future.

Art & Culture Identity & Community

The Time Paradox of Climate Change

The Time Paradox of Climate Change

The Time Paradox of Climate Change Is climate calamity coming too slowly for us to address quickly?

Science & Nature Anthropocene

In Celebration of Earth Month

Highlighting stories that emphasize the value of our planet, moving us to protect it

A young boy faces away from the camera with a green parrot perched atop his head.

A young boy faces away from the camera with a green parrot perched atop his head.

In Batismo, A Celebration of Water and Life Photographer Gleeson Paulino turns his lens on water in the Amazon rainforest.

Art & Culture Biodiversity

Seagrass sits slightly below the water's surface where the sun is slightly shining through.

Seagrass sits slightly below the water's surface where the sun is slightly shining through.

Saving Spain’s Ancient Seagrass Overtourism, pollution, and climate change are killing the 200,000-year-old “lungs of the planet.” Manu San Felix is fighting to save them.

Ocean Life Science & Nature

Alpacas roam a desert landscape.

Alpacas roam a desert landscape.

A Mirage of Emptiness: Why Deserts Were Reduced to Nothing Deserts have long been the home of many civilizations and much biodiversity. And yet colonial narratives insist they are sites of loss.

Biodiversity Science & Nature

A shot of the amazon forest from the trees above, the cloudy sky in the distance.

A shot of the amazon forest from the trees above, the cloudy sky in the distance.

A Glimpse Inside the Research Station Working to Preserve Lowland Amazon Ecosystems Photographer Christian Cassiel travels to the Amazon to document the life-saving work of Tiputini Biodiversity station.

Art & Culture Science & Nature

Love Songs for Nature’s Kind

Love Songs for Nature’s Kind

Love Songs for Nature’s Kind A curation of poems and songs to celebrate Mother Earth, who is so often overlooked during the most romantic time of the year.

Earth Sounds

The Scientists Studying the Edge of Extinction

The Scientists Studying the Edge of Extinction

The Scientists Studying the Edge of Extinction Researchers on the frontline remain resilient through grief as they protect Earth's rarest creatures from kākāpō to right whales.

Anthropocene Biodiversity

A blurry shot of a colorful field of wildflowers.

A blurry shot of a colorful field of wildflowers.

Finding “Blissonance” Amid the California Superbloom California’s winter has both led to a superbloom and severe flooding. Amidst climate change, how do we balance beauty with destruction?

Anthropocene Deep Ecology

In Celebration of Earth Month

Highlighting stories that emphasize the value of our planet, moving us to protect it

A young boy faces away from the camera with a green parrot perched atop his head.

A young boy faces away from the camera with a green parrot perched atop his head.

In Batismo, A Celebration of Water and Life Photographer Gleeson Paulino turns his lens on water in the Amazon rainforest.

Art & Culture Biodiversity

Seagrass sits slightly below the water's surface where the sun is slightly shining through.

Seagrass sits slightly below the water's surface where the sun is slightly shining through.

Saving Spain’s Ancient Seagrass Overtourism, pollution, and climate change are killing the 200,000-year-old “lungs of the planet.” Manu San Felix is fighting to save them.

Ocean Life Science & Nature

Alpacas roam a desert landscape.

Alpacas roam a desert landscape.

A Mirage of Emptiness: Why Deserts Were Reduced to Nothing Deserts have long been the home of many civilizations and much biodiversity. And yet colonial narratives insist they are sites of loss.

Biodiversity Science & Nature

A shot of the amazon forest from the trees above, the cloudy sky in the distance.

A shot of the amazon forest from the trees above, the cloudy sky in the distance.

A Glimpse Inside the Research Station Working to Preserve Lowland Amazon Ecosystems Photographer Christian Cassiel travels to the Amazon to document the life-saving work of Tiputini Biodiversity station.

Art & Culture Science & Nature

Love Songs for Nature’s Kind

Love Songs for Nature’s Kind

Love Songs for Nature’s Kind A curation of poems and songs to celebrate Mother Earth, who is so often overlooked during the most romantic time of the year.

Earth Sounds

The Scientists Studying the Edge of Extinction

The Scientists Studying the Edge of Extinction

The Scientists Studying the Edge of Extinction Researchers on the frontline remain resilient through grief as they protect Earth's rarest creatures from kākāpō to right whales.

Anthropocene Biodiversity

A blurry shot of a colorful field of wildflowers.

A blurry shot of a colorful field of wildflowers.

Finding “Blissonance” Amid the California Superbloom California’s winter has both led to a superbloom and severe flooding. Amidst climate change, how do we balance beauty with destruction?

Anthropocene Deep Ecology

A young boy sits on a stair well holding multiple colored hula hoops.

A young boy sits on a stair well holding multiple colored hula hoops.

The Boys of Mystery Street Photographer Vasantha Yogananthan documents childhood play on the climate vulnerable streets of New Orleans.

Photography Identity & Community

Rat’s Nest

Rat’s Nest

Rat’s Nest Rats carry a loathsome reputation among humans, but a closer look at these rodents reveals a far more redemptive story.

The Overview Deep Ecology

In Ghana, Training Local Upcyclers at Kantamanto Market

In Ghana, Training Local Upcyclers at Kantamanto Market

In Ghana, Training Local Upcyclers at Kantamanto Market Determined to challenge the systems that perpetuate waste colonialism in Ghana, a new generation of designers are turning waste to wealth.

Ethical Fashion Environmental Justice

Telling Geologic Time with Photographer Collin Hughes

Telling Geologic Time with Photographer Collin Hughes

Telling Geologic Time with Photographer Collin Hughes The photographer focuses on ancient stones, inviting us to widen our timescale to consider the fluxes that occur over geologic time.

Photography Deep Ecology

The Artists Preserving Palestinian Collective Memory

The Artists Preserving Palestinian Collective Memory

The Artists Preserving Palestinian Collective Memory The newly-released book, Yesterday, Come Closer, is an urgent attempt at consolidating Palestinian art in the face of genocide.

Art & Culture Environmental Justice

Turkana herders in Lodwar, the county's largest hub, ushering their animals home in the evening.

Turkana herders in Lodwar, the county's largest hub, ushering their animals home in the evening.

The Great African Oil Dilemma Oil prospectors promised to lift this neglected Kenyan community out of poverty, but a decade later, residents say they’ve been abandoned.

Environmental Justice Anthropocene

A plastic dinosaur, a few sea shells, and a metal straw rest on top of a brown paper bag laying on a newspaper in the sunlight.

A plastic dinosaur, a few sea shells, and a metal straw rest on top of a brown paper bag laying on a newspaper in the sunlight.

Why Kids Love Dinosaurs Dinosaurs are big, fierce, scary—and long extinct. So, why are these toothy reptiles a childhood staple for so many?

Art & Culture Anthropocene

The shadow of a human reflection is clear on the water's surface.

The shadow of a human reflection is clear on the water's surface.

Chloé Milos Azzopardi: Exploring the Biodiversity of Cantal Visual artist Chloé Milos Azzopardi highlights the biodiversity of our world with beautiful shots of insects, fungi, birds, and humans.

Photography Deep Ecology

A Descendant’s Call for Whale Legal Personhood

A Descendant’s Call for Whale Legal Personhood

A Descendant’s Call for Whale Legal Personhood A Māori conservationist takes us inside the fight to recognize whales as legal persons and ocean ambassadors to the United Nations.

Indigeneity Biodiversity

The Paradise France Poisoned

The Paradise France Poisoned

The Paradise France Poisoned Chlordecone courses through the veins of nearly every Guadeloupe and Martinique resident. Now, France faces heat for its role in the crisis.

Environmental Justice Well Being

What Happens When Women Fly

What Happens When Women Fly

What Happens When Women Fly Photographer Valeria Luongo celebrates the female flyers of Mexico who are defying gender roles by joining a traditionally male practice.

Photography Identity & Community

Ghosts in the Machine

Ghosts in the Machine

Ghosts in the Machine Snow leopards are solitary creatures, but even they know when to reach out for one another—a reminder that we can do the same.

The Overview Deep Ecology

A bird perches on a branch inside of a cage.

A bird perches on a branch inside of a cage.

Georgina Johnson on Disability Justice in Times of War In war zones, disabled communities are made the most vulnerable, writes The Slow Grind editor Georgina Johnson.

Environmental Justice Identity & Community

Photographer Laurence Ellis on the Transience of Tide Pools

Photographer Laurence Ellis on the Transience of Tide Pools

Photographer Laurence Ellis on the Transience of Tide Pools Laurence Ellis explores the teeming biodiversity of tide pools. In these ephemeral spaces, life finds shelter in shifting conditions.

Photography Deep Ecology

A True Vision for Alaskan Native Representation

A True Vision for Alaskan Native Representation

A True Vision for Alaskan Native Representation As a Native woman, the show True Detective: Night Country made me hopeful for Native representation yet to come, writes Ruth H. Burns.

Indigeneity Art & Culture

A pool of water encased in a wooden circle sits on a bed of gray rocks.

A pool of water encased in a wooden circle sits on a bed of gray rocks.

Out of Saddam Hussein’s Shadow and Into the Climate Frontline How the daughter of Saddam Hussein's Pilot found herself leading the charge on women-led climate solutions.

Changemakers Well Being

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