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“(One of) the best unsung investigative journalists working in print in the United States… Yeoman specializes in becoming a part of his subjects’ lives; he works hard to dispel the image of the parachute journalist who drops in, grabs the story, and runs.” — Columbia Journalism Review

Changing A River’s Course
The Assembly
In American law, corporations have legal rights. Rivers don’t. There’s a growing movement to change that—to give ecosystems their own inalienable rights.

Was This Professor Fired for Having Tourette Syndrome?
The Nation
We want to ensure harassment-free schools and workplaces. We also want to protect people with disabilities from discrimination. What happens when these imperatives collide?

Birds of a Feather
Audubon Magazine
Avian DNA holds secrets that reveal where birds migrate and their resilience to climate change. The Bird Genoscape Project aims to unlock them.

Schism in the Body
The Assembly
After decades of fierce debate, the United Methodist Church has started to rupture. One church—with members ranging from “almost flaming progressive to dang near fundamentalist”—tries to navigate the divide.

Stress Test
National Wildlife
In a win for wildlife conservation, researchers are learning how to identify troubled populations before they plummet—by measuring how human activities affect stress hormones.