AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2026

Princeton’s ‘Farminary’ Levels the Praying Field

For generations, seminaries have prepared future clergy in classrooms, libraries, and sanctuaries. Today, at Princeton Theological Seminary’s Farminary, many of the most important lessons begin in compost piles, vegetable beds, chicken coops, and shared meals.

By Gordon Cairns

The Ocean’s ‘Conveyor Belt’ Is Starting to Wobble

GLOBAL WARMING

Boost Your Pet’s ‘Health Span’

DO-IT-YOURSELF

OPINION: A ‘Crisis of Worldview’ Is the Chief Environmental Threat

POLICY

By Rick Laezman

By Julie Peterson

By Dr. Iyad Abumoghli

Cooling Down Earth’s Cities

CLIMATE

Last Swim of the Gilded Catfish

NATURE

Nearly 30% of Earth’s Land Is in Drought—and It’s Getting Dryer

NATURAL RESOURCES

How Your Well-Being Impacts Your DNA

HUMAN HEALTH

Maine Fishers Haul in Tons of ‘Ghost’ Gear

WASTE MANAGEMENT

Running with the Rhythm of the Desert

CONSCIOUSNESS

German and Korean DMZs Are Now Environmental Sanctuaries

ECOSYSTEMS

The Pain of Truly Loving a Forest

NATURAL RESOURCES

By Natasha Spencer-Jolliffe

By Jana Perez-Angelo

By Mark Smith

By Dhanada K Mishra

By Becky Hoag

By Joanne Urioste

By Dr. Chi-hyun Park

By Leniva Leon

News

Breakthrough Catalyst Unlocks Cheaper, Cleaner Hydrogen

Historic Microbe-Conservation Plan Aims to Protect the ‘Invisible 99%’

US Nuclear Power Pipeline Signals Potential Clean Energy Renaissance

Data

Less Plastic, Lower Exposure

Pesticide Toxicity Is Increasing

Global Electric Vehicle Sales Accelerate

Earth’s Colossal Fungal Superhighway

Battery Storage Surging as Grids Adapt to Renewables

Sustainability Influencers Are Reaching Gen Z

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