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This article was original published in Ensia on September 10, 2019. By Andrew Urevig September 10, 2019 — The astronomer Carl Sagan famously referred to Earth as a “pale blue dot” against the dark backdrop of space. Our planet is blue, yes, but also green — teeming with life, from preening birds to leafing trees to fleeting microbes. Down but not out, living organisms span the globe in immense div

“Arresting…Deeply informative and provocative.”—Booklist GENESIS: The Deep Origins of Societies by E.O. Wilson At almost 90 years old, Edward O. Wilson is our greatest living biologist. Ever passionate about exploring our origins on earth, he is back with GENESIS, an eloquent, enlightening survey of social behavior that traces humanity’s advanced capacity for language, empathy, and cooperati

This article was originally published in the New York Times, August 3, 2019. Wild dogs have returned to the famed Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique. The first puppy litters were not far behind. By Natalie Angier Last summer, not long after releasing a pioneer pack of 14 African wild dogs into Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park as part of an ambitious wildlife restoration effort, Paola Bouley