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Orion Magazine – Summer 2025 – Nature & Culture

Summer 2025 Issue - Orion Magazine

ORION MAGAZINE (May 30, 2025): The Summer 2025 Issue features ….

Out of the Ashes

Examined Life – How fungi are surviving—and even thriving—in a warming world

Natural Intelligence

A photo of mushrooms growing out of mushrooms. The photo is taken with a blue background

Mushrooms made the world what it is by Maria Popova

Foodways

Intuitive Eating

A black and white illustration of Merlin Sheldrake, Jeff VanderMeer, and Kaitlin Smith surrounded by pink and brown round abstract shapes

On poison, pleasure, and trust by Erica Berry

A New Naturalism

Four writers reflect on the rhizomatic network of self, society, and ecology

Corey PressmanMerlin SheldrakeKaitlin Smith and Jeff Vandermeer

Smithsonian Magazine – January 2025 Preview

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SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE (December 30, 2024): The latest issue features ‘In Search of the World’s Smallest Monkey’ – A journey into Ecuador’s remote forests to spy on adorable, and suprisingly chatty, pygmy marmosets.

Seventy-Seven Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2024, From a Mysterious ‘Anomaly’ Near the Great Pyramid of Giza to a Missing Portrait of Henry VIII

How an Experiment to Amplify Light in Hospital Operating Rooms Led to the Accidental Invention of the Snow Globe

The origins of the decoration lie in Vienna’s 17th district, where the inventor’s descendants are still making them for collectors around the world

National Geographic Magazine – December 2024

December 2024 Issue

National Geographic Magazine (December 19, 2024) The new issue features

Pictures of the Year 2024

National Geographic photographers ventured to places far and wide to capture the year’s most fascinating images.

Taking the Plunge

Atka Bay, Antarctica

A young emperor penguin jumps off a 50-foot cliff for its first swim. The species normally breeds on low-lying sea ice, but some colonies have been found on higher and more permanent ice shelves, behavior likely to become increasingly common with climate change. Left by their parents a month earlier, the chicks must fend for themselves and find food by hunting in the sea.

Photograph by Bertie Gregory

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Bertie’s incredible footage from Antarctica appears in Secrets of the Penguins, premiering April 2025 on National Geographic and Disney+.

Wyoming Views: Wildlife At The Yellowstone River

CBS Sunday Morning (October 13, 2024): We leave you this Sunday morning along the Yellowstone River at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.

The Yellowstone River is the last major undammed river in the lower 48 states, flowing 671 miles (1080 km) from its source southeast of Yellowstone into the Missouri River and then, eventually, into the Atlantic Ocean. It begins in the Absaroka Mountain Range on Yount Peak. The river enters the park and meanders through the Thorofare region into Yellowstone Lake. It leaves the lake at Fishing Bridge and flows north over LeHardys Rapids and through Hayden Valley.

Videographer: Mauricio Handler.

Alaska Wilderness: ‘Katmai – A Land Reborn From Ash’

National Geographic (October 10, 2024): Explore  Katmai, a land reborn from volcanic ash, and observe the vivid lives of bears, salmon, plovers and coastal wolves that call it home.

Katmai National Park and Preserve is on a peninsula in southern Alaska. Its wild landscapes span tundra, forests, lakes and mountains. The park is known for the many brown bears that are drawn to the abundant salmon in Brooks Falls. Lookout platforms at adjacent Brooks Camp offer close-up views of the bears. The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes is an area of lava flows and ash formed by a massive volcanic eruption.

National Parks: “Surviving Grand Teton” In Wyoming

National Geographic (September 30, 2024): Nearly 4 million visitors per year are drawn by the soaring peaks, lush meadows and endless forests. However, often hidden from view, a hardy cast of animals, from tiny pikas to grizzly bears, tough it out to survive in this iconic, wild wonder of the West.

Explore this 300,000 acre patchwork of protected lands and the fascinating hidden lives of those that call Grand Teton National Park home.

National Geographic Magazine – October 2024

October 2024 Issue

National Geographic Magazine (September 19, 2024) The new issue features ‘AMAZON’ – Mysterious. Majestic. Mortal. A Remarkable Journey to one of the Most Important Places on Earth….

A one-of-a-kind journey into the Amazon

Trek to the Amazon’s steep mountain origins

Follow the hidden trails of elusive Andean bears

Swim with golden fish in the hidden headwaters

Feel the river’s power where it meets the sea

Nature Documentaries: “Wild Thailand” (BBC)

BBC Select (September 4, 2024): With towering limestone cliffs, hidden temples, the teeming city of Bangkok and imposing forests, Thailand is a sacred kingdom of awe-inspiring beauty.

Each episode of this compelling natural history documentary is packed with amazing wildlife. Giant bats, huge water monitors, a dazzling island reef light show and the creatures of Bangkok are just some of the delights.

National Geographic Magazine – September 2024

September 2024 Issue

National Geographic Magazine (August 14, 2024) The new issue features ‘The Deep Frontier’ – How cutting-edge technology is expanding what we know about the undersea environment…

How to bring a 75-foot-long dinosaur back to life

A team of scientists and artists transformed a jumble of bones entombed in tons of rock into a towering dinosaur that will leave visitors to L.A.’s Natural History Museum wonderstruck.

What life is like when your brain can’t recognize faces

The common neurological disorder affects roughly 2 percent of the population. Author Sadie Dingfelder shares her perspective navigating the world with it.

Travel & Nature: A Wildlife Tour Of The French Alps

TRACKS – Travel Documentaries (July 21, 2024): Delve into the natural wonders of the French Alps with “Great Places Of The World.” Witness the nesting rituals of storks, explore protected deciduous forests, and encounter elusive lynxes and mountain goats against the backdrop of Europe’s stunning alpine landscapes.

From the bustling activity of springtime storks to the tranquil beauty of northern forests, immerse yourself in the diverse ecosystems and unique wildlife of this enchanting region.