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A small group of friends, journalists, and politicians gathered Sunday, Sept. 24, to say goodbye to Plotkin.

The Race To Extract an Indigenous Language From its Last Lucid Speaker. CALLERÍA, Peru — It’s a ritual that Roberto Zariquiey and Nelita Campos have engaged in for more than a decade. The odd couple — Zariquiey, a university linguist conducting postdoctoral research at...

World Rainforest Day 2023: Despite covering only about 6% of the planet's surface, rainforests are home to 50% of the world's plant and animal species

Harvard-trained ethnobotanist and host of the popular podcast Plants of the Gods, Mark Plotkin is no stranger to psychedelic plants. But many people across the world, particularly in countries where these plants have been demonized, may not be as familiar. That’s beginning to change. Today, ayahuasca is arguably the most popular of these, but the […]

Nearly 100 members of Colombia’s Indigenous communities helped search for four children lost in the jungle for 40 days

The stateless leaders of D.C. have often bungled attempts to schmooze into the corridors of federal power.

Last week, senators from both parties finally came together for a common objective: stopping the $4.7 billion sale of America’s largest pork producer to China. Their reason? The sale of Smithfield Farms to a Chinese company, Shuanghui, could pose a threat to America’s critical infrastructure. The Senators wanted the Committee for Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to

Influenced by a life spent exploring the natural world, Chicago-based artist Sharon Bladholm said her work stands at the intersection of art, science and education. Her sculptures, paintings and prints seek to make the beauty of nature accessible in even the most urban environments and facilitate lessons of sustainability in an approachable way. Her vibrant...

The highly-anticipated lineup is set for the inaugural 2022 New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University.

The highly-anticipated lineup is set for the inaugural 2022 New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University.