EnvironmentApril 2, 2014
Is a Footprint the Right Metaphor for Ecological Impact?
On the cover of Our Ecological Footprint, published in 1996, a giant foot stomps on the Western hemisphere, carrying the weight of cars, overpasses and skyscrapers.
Stories by Laura Jane Martin
Laura Jane Martin is a poet, essayist, and NSF graduate fellow at Cornell University, where she studies the ecology and evolution of wetland plants. She has a BS in Biophysics from Brown University. Find more of her work at ljanemartin.com.
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Butterflies and Bombs
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Postage Stamps Overlook Earth's Tiny Creatures
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#OverlyHonestMethods, or #SoGladWe'reHavingThisConversation
EvolutionNovember 5, 2012
The Death of Natural Selection
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Scientists as Writers
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The Higgs Boson and My Mom
EvolutionApril 16, 2012
The Co-Evolution of Insects, Plants and a Career
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Visiting the Corpse Plant