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Love Song Set to a Tune of Gathering

Carson Colenbaugh

November 9, 2025

A photograph of two sets of legs in the grass, knees facing one another

Edward Burtynsky’s Warning

December 2025 Issue

photo of enormous pile of discarded tires parted down the middle by dirt path with green hill just visible beyond

When Scarcity Blurs the Line Between Right and Wrong

November 8, 2025

a red planet against an orange background

Coyote

Carol Muske-Dukes

December 2025 Issue

illustration with drawing of brown coyote at lower right on red background

Photos: The Colors of October

October 27, 2025

Fall colors cover trees along a curvy road in Wisconsin.

The Unexpected Profundity of a Movie About Bird-Watching

Tyler Austin Harper

October 20, 2025

Illustration of a bird, binoculars, and a gold star

Why Concord?

Robert A. Gross and Robert M. Thorson

November 2025 Issue

photo of forest trees with green grass and pine needles and blue sky in background

The Wonder Reader

The Wonder of a Nature Photo

October 4, 2025

A goat peers over a gate; hands are on the gate on either side of its head, giving the appearance that the goat has human hands.

There Is No Green Transition Without Consequences

October 2, 2025

A colorful collage of various landscape with ripped paper and black ink

The Machines Finding Life That Humans Can’t See

September 29, 2025

butterfly specimen against a swirly background

Trump Is Setting the National Parks Up to Fail

September 26, 2025

Photorealistic collage of a National Parks ranger figurine holding a yellow flag and standing in a patch of grass encircled by flames

Winners of Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025

September 18, 2025

Two humpback whales, seen underwater, swimming side-by-side in very similar postures, surrounded by many rays of sunlight reaching into the darker water beyond.

The 2025 Audubon Photography Awards

September 17, 2025

A tight view of two ravens standing close together

RFK Jr. Is Neglecting a Legitimate Autism Concern

September 16, 2025

A graphic illustration of a pesticide container behind a picket fence.

Summertime

October 2025 Issue

illustration with outlines of bluish flowers and tan winged insects on black background

Are Humans Watching Animals Too Closely?

September 7, 2025

A dalmatian seen through a keyhole

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025: Highly Commended

August 26, 2025

A red deer stag lifts its head up and gives a bellow.

How Close Are Manatees to Extinction?

August 25, 2025

manatees underwater

The Meadowlands Ideal

August 22, 2025

a color photograph of the New York skyline in the distance with green grasses and overgrowth in the foreground

Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 Finalists

August 18, 2025

An orca breaches near a beach in Puget Sound, as people photograph it from shore.

The Clean-Energy Equation No One Can Solve Yet

Alexander C. Kaufman

August 11, 2025

missing minerals

Literature’s Enduring Obsession With Strange Sisters

August 10, 2025

A black and white photograph of a large spider web surrounded by women's hands, all with long shiny nails

America Is Living in a Climate-Denial Fantasy

August 8, 2025

Graphic illustration of a globe showing the United States on a planet by itself.

The National-Park Tours of Trump’s Dreams

Alexandra Petri

August 3, 2025

A woman in a park with speech bubbles around her

Faith

September 2025 Issue

woodcut-style illustration with black birdlike forms on yellow background

Floodlines Part IX: Rebirth

Vann R. Newkirk II

August 1, 2025

A photo shows a cream-colored one-story home with a green lawn. An old TV screen is by the front door. The photo is framed in white and stuck on a background that is a greenish-yellow color that fades into deep turquoise color.

Remarkable News in Potatoes

Katherine J. Wu

July 31, 2025

Illustration of potatoes of various sizes against a black background connected by green and blue lines, as in a diagram of a constellation

Let’s Ban More Nonexistent Things

Alexandra Petri

July 29, 2025

Illustration for 'The Wild Swans,' a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen

American Summers Are Starting to Feel Like Winter

July 26, 2025

Photograph of a person sitting on a bed on the floor, sweating and fanning themselves

The Sea Slug Defying Biological Orthodoxy

July 23, 2025

Photograph of the sea slug, Elysia chlorotica

Like AC for the Outdoors

July 22, 2025

Painting showing a shady park

Should You Sunscreen Your Cat?

Katherine J. Wu

July 21, 2025

A cartoon elephant dumps sunscreen on its head.

How the Right Is Waging War on Climate-Conscious Investing

Steven Mufson and Tom Hamburger

July 18, 2025

An illustration of a melting globe atop an ice cream cone that's wrapped in a dollar bill

National Security

Former Intel Chief Banned From Dog’s Graduation Ceremony

July 17, 2025

An illustration of a dog in a doorway casting a shadow

Buying Shrimp at Bennetts Point

July 13, 2025

Sun sets over water at a fishing dock

Let Your Kid Climb That Tree

July 12, 2025

A black-and-white image of a girl smiling as she hangs from a tree branch, with one foot propped against the tree's trunk