How Pixar Got the Science Right in Hoppers Meet the researcher who informed the writers about beaver behavior and threats to their habitat By McKenna Sweet March 24, 2026 In this story: film, art, wildlife
A Memoir for the World’s Glaciers In "Chasing Time," photographer James Balog weighs mortality with thousands of frames By Christian Thorsberg December 14, 2025 In this story: film, climate change, photography, activism
Robert Redford’s First Environmental Fight The actor was an activist determined to protect, land, air, and water By David Gessner October 16, 2025 In this story: activism, film, coal, dirty energy
Between Earth & Sky: What Grows Back After a Disturbance A new film explores the resilience and hope Nalini Nadkarni found in her work studying tree canopies By Kitty Hu March 2, 2025 In this story: film, culture, forests
Have You Seen This Fish Thief? A new film spotlights the sea lamprey, also known as "Dracula of the Lakes" By Christian Thorsberg January 31, 2025 In this story: film, Gee Whiz
What New Research and Indigenous Wisdom Teach Us About the Octopus—And Ourselves “Secrets of the Octopus” adds to a diverse collection of cephalopod knowledge By Christian Thorsberg April 24, 2024 In this story: film, earth day, animals, fish, oceans
Climate Fiction and Dune: Lost in Adaptation Frank Herbert’s "Dune" is a work of climate fiction. So why have filmmakers struggled to make the eco-plot clearer? By Rebecca Long March 1, 2024 In this story: film, books, climate change
“A Real Bug’s Life” Magnifies Little Lives—and Underscores the Importance of Biodiversity The new National Geographic docuseries explores the itsy-bitsy wonder, and grand importance, of insects By Christian Thorsberg January 25, 2024 In this story: film, insects
We Don't Need Another Green Anti-Hero Can Hollywood get beyond its stereotypical portrayals of environmentalists? By Don Carr October 4, 2023 In this story: film, environment
From Catastrophe to Conservation Triumph The new film “Wild Life” details the love story of Doug and Kris Tompkins and their historic vision for conservation By Drew Higgins April 22, 2023 In this story: film, public lands