The remote forests of Kalkalpen National Park in Austria, the largest area of wilderness in the European Alps, have been left untouched by humans for nearly a quarter of a […]

At three different corners of the Atlantic, fishing communities in Ireland, Norway, and Newfoundland ­share social, economic and environmental problems stemming from human interactions with the ocean’s ecosystems. But while […]

We’re living in the “Anthropocene,” the age of large-scale human impact that many scientists believe constitutes a whole new epoch in the geologic timescale. In Anthropocene, a chorus of these […]

In 1964, planner Robert Simon built a suburban utopia that combined the communal spaces of European cities with the natural expanses of the American countryside.  That place is Reston.  In […]

As the United States transitions to a “minority majority” nation, a staggering number of people of color do not identify with America’s wild places. Nine climbers set out on the […]

On Earth Day 2010, the oil rig Deepwater Horizon exploded, flooding the Gulf of Mexico with crude oil and devastating the coastline. Filmmaker Jon Bowermaster returns to the shores of […]

When a Hispaniolan Emerald, one of the world’s smallest birds, builds its nest in a construction site, a rural community in the Dominican Republic faces tough decisions about conservation. (In Spanish […]

Strange days are dawning in the global sea. Creatures are on the move. Dead zones are expanding. The foundation of life is slowly eroding. And we are the agents of […]

The explosive conflict between the coal industry and residents of West Virginia is examined in this film. Confronted by emerging “clean coal” energy policies, local activists watch a world blind […]

The Southeastern United States is a region that used to be known for plentiful rainfall and abundantly flowing rivers. But, for almost 20 years, three states — Georgia, Florida and […]