Sometimes a place we consider quiet is just a place we haven’t taken the time to listen.Threshold is nonprofit, listener-supported,... more

If a being doesn’t have ears, can it hear? And if it doesn’t have a mouth, can it talk?  In... more

Listening to Threshold is free. Creating it is not.We’ve always been committed to making the best show we can—and making... more

Insects invented song. They’ve developed a multitude of ways to listen. But insects couldn’t have evolved these complex skills without... more

Sometimes we have to be loud when we want to be quiet. Threshold is nonprofit, listener-supported, and independently produced. You can... more

What is sound? And what does it mean to listen? In this episode, we take a closer look at sound:... more

Coral reefs are some of our planet’s most beautiful and biodiverse habitats. They’re also rich with sound, a bustling marine... more

The planet is filled with unexpected and magical sounds… all you have to do is listen.Threshold is nonprofit, listener-supported, and... more

Beneath the water lies a whole world of sound: snorts, boops, croaks, grunts. Fish, it turns out, have a lot... more

For most of our planet’s existence, the Earth was quiet. The boisterous sounds of life we know today are a... more

Humans are born into a wondrous planetary chorus. But today, many of us rarely hear anything other than ourselves. In... more

In June 2024, the planet hit a terrifying milestone: 12 straight months of global temperatures at or above 1.5 degrees... more

In Season 1 of Threshold, we reported on the decades-long fight to get the federal government to transfer the National... more

A few weeks ago, Yellowstone National Park released a draft plan for managing bison in the park. In this dispatch,... more

Yellowstone National Park recently released a new plan for managing the bison herd. It’s in draft form, and maps out... more

A lyrical ode to our atmosphere: the invisible, underappreciated substance that makes all life on Earth possible. There are quite a... more

A few weeks ago, the Biden administration approved the Willow project. It’s a plan to extract 600 million barrels of... more

Representatives from nearly every country in the world are in Egypt right now for COP27, the annual climate conference hosted... more

In many ways, the climate crisis is an identity crisis. As we reckon with the damage we’ve done, we’re being... more

The climate crisis is not just a problem of carbon emissions: it's one of inequality. In fact, global warming and... more