Georgetown Garden Tour

11/26/2025

Grasshopper on red mustard greens.
Photo credit: Helen DuBois

08/08/2025

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07/30/2025

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Honeybees deliberate democratically. Rats reflect on the past. Snakes have friends. In recent decades, our understanding of animal cognition has exploded, making it indisputably clear that the cities and landscapes around us are filled with thinking, feeling individuals besides ourselves. But the way we relate to wild animals has yet to catch up. In MEET THE NEIGHBORS, acclaimed science journalist Brandon Keim asks: what would it mean to take the minds of other animals seriously?

In this wide-ranging, wonder-filled exploration of animals’ inner lives, Keim takes us into courtrooms and wildlife hospitals, under backyard decks and into deserts, to meet anew the wild creatures who populate our communities and the philosophers, rogue pest controllers, ecologists, wildlife doctors, and others who are reimagining our relationships to them. If bats trade favors and groups of swans vote to take off by honking, should we then see them as fellow persons—even members of society? When we come to understand the depths of their pleasures and pains, the richness of their family lives and their histories, what do we owe so-called pests and predators, or animals who are sick or injured? Can thinking of nonhumans as our neighbors help chart a course to a kinder, gentler planet? As Keim suggests, the answers to these questions are central to how we understand not only the rest of the living world, but ourselves.

A beguiling invitation to discover an expanded sense of community and kinship beyond our own species, MEET THE NEIGHBORS opens our eyes to the world of vibrant intelligence just outside our doors.

Available now in paperback.
https://wwnorton.com/books/meet-the-neighbors

Jacket design by Jen Heuer

07/13/2025

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07/10/2025

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In “Flower Punk,” Azuma Makoto uses plants to create stunning sculptures that connect humanity and nature.

07/09/2025

The gorgeous Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens.
Not to be missed!
Photos by Mariana Fariña

07/03/2025

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06/27/2025

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06/19/2025

It’s National Pollinator Week!

Pollinators like bees, hummingbirds, bats, butterflies and other insects, play a crucial role in pollinating flowers and in the production of most fruits and vegetables. These small pollen movers are essential for healthy ecosystems. 🐝 🦋 🦇

Learn how you can play a role in creating a welcoming habitat for pollinators to thrive: https://www.fws.gov/initiative/pollinators/how-you-can-help

Photo by J. Jurado / NPS

06/12/2025

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An Article by Mariana Fariña Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens: The Passion of a Father-Daughter Duo A visit to the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens invigorates the soul and injects a shot of beauty...

06/03/2025

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06/01/2025

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