What if 50 years from now, having destroyed the habitat for the creatures around us, we are plagued by an inconsolable loneliness?

Issue 26 of Consilience features poetry and artwork that explores the topic of 'birds'.

Annie Dillard died this week. But her voice — wild and holy and hilarious — continues to live in my head, my soul, and somehow, my dog.

On the last remnants of Missouri’s prairie, a six-person nonprofit is tracking the disappearance of North America’s fastest-vanishing birds — and looking for a way to save them.

The author is known for genre-bending stories that span Southern gothic, horror and fairy tale.

Authors set out to correct under-representation of female sounds – and found some surprising revelations

Known for playing stoic noblemen, actor Sean Bean brings a peaceful presence and a love of birds to his new role as host of the podcast Get Birding.

I am a historian who likes to write about ideas and concepts that have become so ubiquitous and ordinary that we don’t normally talk or even think much about them. You might call this a form of int…

Our critic A.O. Scott takes apart a scene from “Mrs. Dalloway,” Virginia Woolf’s 1925 masterpiece, and shows why the book is a must-read now.

Our critic A.O. Scott gazes into a well with Robert Frost.

It’s very hard to slow down and look closely at something. You may find it’s worth it.

Jane Kenyon’s “The Pond at Dusk” is a quiet, mischievous reckoning with nature and mortality. Our critic A.O. Scott plumbs its depths.

For each issue of Consilience we invite submissions of poetry or artwork. All submissions must have a link to science, fit the theme of the upcoming issue, and also be in line with our inclusivity sta...

Issue 21 of Consilience features poetry and artwork that explores the topic of 'chaos'.

Seven stories celebrating the mystery and power of fungi.

By Dinty W. Moore Three brief, mindful reminders have significantly influenced my writing over the years, and along the way, have greatly enhanced my writing life. I’d like to share them. The…

The award-winning nature writer, Robert Macfarlane, talks with Big Think about how to reacquaint ourselves with the rivers in our lives.

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For beekeepers, the problem isn’t just climate change and extreme weather: It’s also DOGE, the trade war and the immigration crackdown.

How current & past cultures across the World have seen their myths and legends in the stars

Ask a Bookseller has been reaching out to independent booksellers across the country, and they’ve recommended books of hope and connection to others and to the planet.

The arrival of spring brings joy, and a challenge: finding solutions to increasingly erratic weather.

Issue 20 of Consilience features poetry and artwork that explores the topic of 'change'.

Books about writers’ dogs and cats are a literary staple. Now there’s a booming subset of memoirs about writers’ relationships with less domestic creatures.

Rachel Carson was a marine biologist, author and conservationist who transformed the way we think about the pollution of our natural world.

When we let computers write our stories, we lose something essential.

Populations are falling in the United States, a new study has found. Look up what’s happening in your area.

“Rebel With a Clause” celebrates the improbable cross-country journey of a woman who gently imparts grammar rules to strangers.

We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted.

Imagine creating art half the size of a credit card. A Houstonian since 2020, artist Katie Steck does just that with her newest collection, "The Strong

Nature journaling, a recreational activity where people capture an observation while outside in nature, can help adults reconnect with communities, according to a new study led by researchers in the P...