Nature

These stories celebrate the world’s incredible natural wonders. From breathtaking landscapes to the tiniest creatures on Earth, the natural world has the power to remind us it’s still an amazing world.

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Image: The rainforest from above with a river running through it. Deforestation evident.

Restoring the Rainforest by Helping Locals Become Eco-Entrepreneurs

Can you make an impact on saving a rainforest, even though it may be far from your front door? With this nonprofit, you can do just that and help save the rainforest from your couch!

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Source: Beautiful bison with the grasses

The 2,000-Pound Vegetarians Slowing Climate Change

Some of our best environmental engineers when it comes to winning the race to slow climate change have turned out to be these natural (and very cute) prairie-preserving specialists! Here’s how bison are restoring a previously destroyed landscape and keeping tons of carbon out of our atmosphere along the way.

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Image: A young girl cupping a flower in her hands. The flower sits among many other kinds of plants, displaying the biodiversity in her backyard.

Weeds are a Good Thing! Why the Biodiversity in Your Backyard Matters

It's difficult to fully comprehend the stunning complexity and diversity of life on our planet, and even more difficult to understand how deeply that complexity and diversity matters. Ready for a deep dive into why biodiversity matters? Read on to see how you can help the planet by starting in your own backyard!

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Image: Sheldrick Wildlife Trust keeper with an orphaned elephant

The Remarkable Organization Saving Kenya’s Orphaned Elephants

Meet the remarkable people behind one of their most successful (and adorable) programs protecting the world's remaining wildlife, the Elephant Orphanage. For over 40 years the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has been transforming and inspiring hearts and minds!

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Image: A beaver swimming in a body of water, holding a stick in its mouth

Oh Dam! How Beavers are Master Environmental Engineers… and Might Just Save the World

Imagine if we had millions of eager, highly skilled, environmental engineers, ready to devote their lives to fight drought, forest fires, and flooding — 24/7, 365 days a year — never asking for payment, just wanting to be left in peace. Wouldn’t we want to welcome them to our communities? Well, you don’t have to hope they show up, they’re already here! They just aren’t people, they’re beavers.

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Carbon Isn’t the Villain?! Change How You See the World with Paul Hawken (Episode #212)

Entrepreneur and climate change innovator Paul Hawken joins us for a warm, candid chat as much about the poetry of life as it is about the science of carbon. Paul may be an expert in his field, but in this podcast episode we’re just two ordinary people, unraveling the mysteries of the universe together.

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Image: A worm silk farmer hanging silk up to dry.

What the Worm?! How Vietnam’s 4000-year-old Silk Industry Is Making a Comeback

What the worm?! Where does silk come from and why is it so expensive? We’re taking a glimpse along the historic tapestry of Vietnam’s silk industry, and leaving you with a greater appreciation for the luxurious fiber, the farmers and weavers who make it, and why working together is key.

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This Forester’s Radical Ideas Could Save Our Ecosystems! with Ethan Tapper

This Forester’s Radical Ideas Could Save Our Ecosystems! with Ethan Tapper The title of Ethan Tapper’s book, ‘How to Love a Forest,’ would lead one to believe that it is, in fact, about forests, but there is so much more…

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Image: One of many painted turtles, sunning itself on a rock.

Taking Hints From Frozen Turtles: Deep Rest Is the Key to Living

Whether this year has you leaping out of your shell or hiding inside of it, we can all learn from the painted turtle, whose talent for timing can teach us a thing or two about listening to our bodies’ basic needs.

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Image: night sky without light pollution showing stars and milky way

Light Pollution is Stealing Our Stars–Here’s How We Can Take Them Back

Discover how light pollution is stealing our stars and learn practical steps you can take to help bring back the night sky for future generations.

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Can You Hear the Golden Ratio?

Could there really be a universal ratio that unites beauty, nature, and art? The Golden Ratio can be found all over the place if you know where to look. But did you know it's found in music too? Is this coincidence, on purpose, or a creative tool? We'll let you test it out and decide for yourself!

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Image: A family dinner, with ten plates full of diverse kinds of food

How Our Dinner Plates Reflect Diversity, Yet Unite Humanity

What does dinner look like around the globe? Matthieu Paley, a National Geographic Photographer, set out to document the culture of food in places untouched by supermarkets.

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