Art
Learning a Lesson from New York City Birds
A public artwork reminds us that what’s happening to the humans in a city is not necessarily the same as what’s happening to the animals.
environment
In Brief
An Attempt to Create Europe's Largest Environmental Art Project with 5,000 Trees
The street artist Escif wants to plant 5,000 trees in the shape of a low-battery symbol atop Mount Olivella in Italy.
Art
The Fulfillment of Crafting a Home Like Art
Artist, educator, curator, and writer Linda Weintraub is a serial homesteader. “It never occurred to me that I would not design my own living space,” she says.
Art
#HyperPicks: A Cabaret for the Bees
To close out its exhibition Nectar: War Upon the Bees, Pratt Manhattan Gallery hosts a lecture by Dr. Rachael Winfree and an "eco-political cabaret" by performance group the Buzz.
Art
US Department of Defense Wants Biodegradable Bullets Made of Seeds
The US Department of Defense has issued a call for biodegradable ammunition to address the metal pollution in its proving grounds.
Art
The Drive-Through Tree, a Relic with Roots in American Tourism
Last weekend, the Pioneer Cabin Tree in California collapsed. It was one of a number of West Coast trees that had holes cut through them in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Art
An Interactive Journey Through Endangered Natural Soundscapes
Bernie Krause's "The Great Animal Orchestra" includes five soundscapes that represent the fragile natural diversity of our world.
Books
An Artist Who Cultivates Deadly Plants and Photographs Them
Matthew M. Kaelin takes pictures of carnivorous plants to highlight their beautiful and fatal details.
Books
Nocturnal Photographs of the World's Oldest Trees
Photographer Beth Moon documents the world's oldest trees by the starry light of the night sky.
Art
A Public Art Forest of 4,000 Spindly Redwoods Takes Root
Spencer Finch's new public art project has 4,000 trees recreating part of a California redwood forest in Downtown Brooklyn.
News
Over 1,200 Archaeologists and Museum Staff Condemn Destruction Wrought by Dakota Pipeline
In a letter released today, 1,281 archaeologists, museum directors and staff, anthropologists, and historians expressed their solidarity against the destruction at Standing Rock by the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
News
Construction of Dakota Access Pipeline May Have Bulldozed Indigenous History
Last Friday, Tim Mentz, Sr., former Standing Rock Sioux tribal historic preservation officer, filed a declaration with the US district court detailing archaeological sites, including graves, alongside the planned pathway of the Dakota Access Pipeline.