Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring exposed the dangers of pesticides like DDT. This groundbreaking work alerted millions ...

Historians portrayed her as a “nun for nature” who just had a “friendship” with another woman.

In her 1962 book, "Silent Spring," American biologist Rachel Carson revealed that DDT, a widely used pesticide at the time, was responsible for the mass death of birds, including the iconic bald eagle ...

A new study shows banned chemicals like DDT still contaminate many bird species, even in remote ocean regions far from people ...

After following up a lead from a birdwatcher, Rachel Carson drew a web of connections that led to one of the most influential books of the 20th century. Silent Spring (1962) investigated the synthetic ...

By Mike DiGirolamo It’s been more than half a century since the publication of Silent Spring by the scientist and creative writer Rachel Carson. The seminal volume caught the attention of U.S.

Gardening as we know it today didn’t evolve by accident. Many of the practices that we take for granted, like organic methods, ecological planting, and even how we observe plants, were shaped by ...

TR, or Teddy, as our 26th President was more commonly known, became the nation’s youngest president in 1901 when President McKinley was assassinated. I’ve […] ...

India is among the four biggest contributors of pesticide toxicity in the world, affecting both terrestrial and aquatic ...

Feature / RFK’s MAHA spectacle offers an object lesson in how the left cedes fertile political territory. Annie Levin On ...

Invasive species are imported as livestock, pets and attractions in zoos. Some hitch rides on plants, on the bottom of a boot, in the ballast of ships. Then they wreak havoc. Here's how we're ...

Violist Mark Holloway has travelled the world playing music – both as a freelance musician and as a member of the group “The Pacifica Quartet.” ...