In celebration of Earth Day, we spoke with the creators of three picture books highlighting underappreciated processes of nature and the conservationists fighting to protect the environment.

As such, promoting fast-growing trees could strengthen efforts to mitigate climate change. This raises a key question for forest managers: which tree species have the greatest mitigation potential?

November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. We recommend a bounty of good fiction this week, with a collection by Torrey Peters, a mystery by Deanna Raybourn and new novels ...

For Sam Van Aken, grafting — a horticultural practice of joining two or more plants together — is about more than just creating the best harvest. It's a way to preserve trees, particularly ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. T Bone Burnett reviews Ian Leslie’s “John & Paul,” which explores the partnership of “two extraordinarily gifted young men.” ...

Four years after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, writer Abdulrazak Gurnah returns with a spellbinding family saga set in his home country of Tanzania. After graduating from university ...

Apeirophobia, the fear of prolonged existence, and thanatophobia, the fear of death, drive anxieties about life and mortality. Longevity is sought, but quality of life remains a concern.

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Bong Joon-ho’s sci-fi blockbuster is both the director’s simplest and most unwieldy feature yet. Apr 3, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Phoebe Chen Kristin Ross’s The Commune Form traces a ...