Diane Ackerman

Emerald Cities
New York Times
BY DIANE ACKERMAN
"Wastewater treatment plant" might not sound like a scenic destination, but....

Evolution's Gold Standard
New York Times
By DIANE ACKERMAN
Why we humans seem to want for little but are craving nonstop....


The Lonely Polar Bear
New York Times
By Diane Ackerman

As We Seek Nature, We Wall It Out
New York Times
By DIANE ACKERMAN Graced by beautiful rings and ridges on their shells, diamondbacks look like a field of galaxies on the move. They inhabit neither freshwater nor sea....

The Lonely Polar Bear
New York Times
By DIANE ACKERMAN MY heart goes out to Gus, the famously neurotic polar bear in the Central Park Zoo, who used to swim endless laps around his
pool....