The Magazine of The Sierra Club
"The Social Lives of Animals": A Dazzling Compendium of Beasts' Sociality
Biologist Ashley Ward unpacks voting buffaloes and binge-drinking monkeys
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books
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Bear Hibernation: More Than a Winter’s Nap
The creatures’ annual protracted snoozes have much to tell us about the biology of mammals
Step Aside, David Attenborough—Obama’s Bringing the Soothing Zoological Success Stories Now
Netflix’s “Our Great National Parks” brims with oratorical heft and real hope
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film
ICYMI: Cheeto-Loving Javelina, Smudge-Stick Plague & Ban on Gas-Powered Cars in California?
A weekly roundup for busy people
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climate change
How Snowboarding Helped Me Gain a Fuller Sense of My Identity
A Latina writer brings a marginalized perspective to a sport that’s long disregarded marginalized peoples
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skiing
Biden’s LNG Plan for Europe: Ineffectual and a Climate Disaster
Locking in climate pollution for decades to come is not an answer to Russian aggression
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climate change
Rüppell's Vultures: Not Pretty, But They Get the Job Done
You don't miss scavengers until no one's around to eat the carrion
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animals
Ukraine Is Ground Zero for the Environmental Impacts of War
The heavy cost will be borne by generations to come
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environmental justice
In Search of Alaska's Tiny Bat Introverts
These little brown bats are small, dark, fast, and silent—at least to our ears
Responding to Climate Change the Wrong Way Is Worse Than Doing Nothing
The short-term solutions miss the forest for the trees
ICYMI: Capitol Hill Fox, First Black Woman on the Supreme Court & Good Times for ExxonMobil
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“Meat the Future” Takes Viewers to the Meat-Growing Lab
The new documentary reveals what it means to cultivate meat from animal cells
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food and drink
Can Technology Outcompete the Sun?
How vertical farming measures up
A New Dawn for Red Wolves
After years of legal contests, federal officials are poised to reintroduce more red wolves to the wild
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wolves
What’s the Best Way to Take Action During Earth Month?
Try these easy-ish personal and political weekly activities
Big Oil in the Mackinac Straits Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen
Native American sovereignty supersedes Big Oil’s authority—and it’s time the industry accepted it
ICYMI: Flea-Free Dogs in Heaven, Buffalo May Roam & Flamingo on the Lam in Texas
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