A boat on a river surrounded by mountains

A conversation with scientist Susanne Moser about climate communication, the benefits of functional denial, and the varied flavors of hope.

A high-tech taxidermy owl with a detachable head. Photo Courtesy of Cheryl Dykstra

Field notes by Cheryl Dykstra, co-editor of Urban Raptors Monday, May 14, 2018 Cincinnati, Ohio

So happy our grad student Ania is back from...

Carey Gillam | An Island Press Author

Island Press, in partnership with the Security and Sustainability Forum, hosted a webinar featuring veteran journalist Carey Gillam, Research Director for the non-profit U.S. Right to Know and...

From Don't Be Such a Scientist Chapter 4: Don't Be So Unlikeable. Read by the author: Randy Olson.

In a political age of "alternative facts," we need defenders of science to speak up now more than ever. We spoke with toxicologist Emily Monosson, author of ...

Photo Credit: Rockaway Youth on Banner by Flickr.com user Light Brigading

On April 22, scientists, science lovers, and others united in marches around the world in the name of science. The largest of the over 600 marches occurred in Washington, DC. This demonstration was particularly important given a political climate...

foreword Friday

Honesty and transparency is the best way to preserve the integrity of science—and it’s future.

Island Press

"Biting the snorkel mouthpiece, I submerged my head through a layer of crisp-edged leaves and into another world.” So begins Abbie Gascho Landis’ discovery of an Alabama creek—and the freshwater mussels who call it home. Ranging in size from thumbnail...

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Emily Monosson, author of the forthcoming Natural Defense, marched at the DC Women's March on January 21, 2017. Inspired by the number...

The access issue touches all of us. From the cancer patient wanting to read up on her disease to the community organizers whose groundwater is tainted with solvents, the seaside city planner wanting the latest climate change models, and the high...

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