The tinned fish renaissance, fish wave feminism, and the sustainability of sardines.

Why do we care about blue moons (and other seasonal curiosities)?

Sasquatch is Southern. And its cultural and economic impact in Appalachia is sizable.

Coyotes are incredibly adept at living among humans. So how do we get better at living among them?

After more MOVE remains were found at the Penn Museum last month, we got in touch with curator Rachel Watkins... more

It’s not fall. It’s not winter. It’s somewhere in-between. The Outside/In team has ideas for living your best life through... more

The world is literally getting noisier. How can we manage our sonic landscapes?

How disasters offer a glimpse into another way to live with each other.

Have we accidentally made luxury apartments beneath our feet? And, is that a bad thing?

The federal government wants to kill one owl to save another.

How an elite university became a gruesome stop on a nationwide network of human remains trading.

A scholar and an activist make an uncompromising ultimatum.

A classroom display of human skulls sparks a reckoning at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia.

A visit to a modern-day bone library, and a fight over the future of ethical science.

A map, a compass, a smartphone, an adaptive bike… What counts as “technology” on the trail?

The team checks our voicemail and makes a shocking discovery.

Refrigerated food used to be seen as unnatural. Now, it’s warped our very definition of the word “fresh.”

How we turned one of our country’s biggest rivers into a machine - and what happens when that machine starts... more

The coolest and most uplifting element is rarer than you might think.

When fear is almost fun... and when it’s just plain terrifying.

How new findings in plant behavior science are raising questions about plant life, awareness, and even “intelligence.”

We’re outsourcing one of the most important human skills to satellites and smartphones. What would happen if GPS disappeared?

What the nose knows, why smells have such a powerful connection to memory, and Nate’s fix for garlic breath hypersensitivity.

Can scientists foster old-growth redwoods… by cutting some of the younger ones down?

Paris wants a gold medal in sustainability. Should they get one for greenwashing instead?

Poet and author Aimee Nezhukumatathil dishes up three flavors that have connected her to others – one familiar, one sweet,... more

From the station that makes Outside/In, a powerful new series about one of the biggest youth detention scandals in American... more

There are more than 9,000 satellites orbiting the planet. The vast majority are owned and operated by one company: Starlink.

In which we reconsider the humble spud.

Ed Yong won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the pandemic. Now, he’s found another way to help: birding.

Could your relationship survive twelve winters in the most remote areas of Yosemite National Park?

We open the mailbag to answer your questions about dog drool and waste-water treatment, plus, we debunk a climate narrative... more

Want to know how hundreds of millions of birds die every year? Just look out the window.

From the near-extinction of bison to “panda diplomacy": the story of our National Zoo

How often do you think about the Roman Empire?

The Colorado River is disappearing – can one Gen Z dealmaker help save it?

From Napoleon's cutlery to the WWII occupation of Greenland, we dig up the hidden history behind the most abundant metal... more

What happens when the growing threat of landslides collides with a housing crisis?

If we’re in the middle of a mass extinction, shouldn’t more species be going extinct?

Some social media influencers tout the all-meat diet and say that plants are making people sick. The science says otherwise.

Is hemp overhyped? Or is it a planet-saving super plant?

In which we consider Flaco the Eurasian eagle owl, impulse goat purchases, and a big night for salamanders. Plus, our... more

The SEC is trying to make sustainable investing easier. But can you save for retirement in a way that’s both... more

Host Nate Hegyi looks at the hidden history behind the world’s first radioactive fallout.

We gather tips on how to manipulate — er, inspire kids into liking the outdoors, and stories of what happens... more

Grass is the sand-killer.

Producer Felix Poon exits his comfort zone and picks up a crossbow, to find out if one weekend in the... more

Who should wear the crown of GSOAT (Greatest Species of All Time), and are humans even in the running?

Life on a scientific mission to one of Antarctica’s most remote glaciers.

What’s the greenest way to die: casket, cremation, or compost?