In 1962, the biologist Rachel Carson published Silent Spring, which captured the public’s imagination and led to a shift in the understanding of our relationship with the natural world. Her book ...

New Takes on the classics. Throughout our centennial year, we’re revisiting notable works from the archive. Sign up to receive them directly in your inbox. Before Carson turned to writing books, she ...

Her book challenged the way we farm. But the friendships around Rachel Carson, with a marine biologist neighbour and a woman she wrote to, tell an equally powerful story about how we should live ...

CBS REPORTS. Rachel Carson, author of 'Silent Spring' . Neg dated November 29, 1962. Actual broadcast date: April 3, 1963 episode: "The Silent Spring of Rachel Carson ...

In 1952, American biologist and writer Rachel Carson resigned from her government job and bought a cottage in Southport, Maine, where she began original research on tidal pool ecosystems. Six years ...

—Rachel Carson, Silent Spring (p. 297) The publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring in 1962 is widely regarded as one of the major events that launched the modern environmental movement. Silent ...

Spring -- Sense of wonder: Under the Sea-Wind -- Summer -- Florescence: The Sea Around Us -- Fall - The fullness of life: From The Edge of the Sea to DDT -- Winter -- The poison book and the dark ...

I’ve mentioned before that I live in Rachel Carson‘s old neighborhood and often hike in the Montgomery County, MD parks, where she spent time ruminating about the natural world. Given that I’m a ...

Hosted by Michael Bartley, this episode explores Rachel Carson’s life, legacy, and impact. Hosted by Michael Bartley, this episode features “Rachel Carson's Homestead,” produced and reported by Dave ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At the time, pesticides like DDT were seen as offering a glimpse of a better future, one where humans could control nature. DDT in ...