M. Sanjayan

I am usually a pretty optimistic guy, but twice a year, like clockwork, I get depressed. The first is in December, on my birthday, and the story involves my childhood, a birthday cake and a monkey that (supposedly) stole it....

October 31, 2011

Dear #7,000,000,000,

Welcome to our world! The only place in the known universe where life, in 15 million varieties, colors and forms exist.

First, congratulations -- life for humans has never been better. You will live longer than ever before in a relatively free society. The...

My colleague had a problem. While at a company luncheon, she spoke about her plan to send her 10-year old son to the boundary waters of Northern Minnesota for a weeklong camp. He wanted an iPad. Her dilemma: she couldn't afford both. The rest of the table wasn't so sure,...

The Nature Conservancy's lead scientist Sanjayan and Canada program director Dr. Richard Jeo are on an expedition through one of Canada's most pristine areas with young members of the Dene First Nation. They're canoeing along the Thelon River, ending in North America's...

The Nature Conservancy's lead scientist Sanjayan and Canada program director Dr. Richard Jeo are on an expedition through one of Canada's most pristine areas with young members of the Dene First Nation. They're canoeing along the Thelon River, ending in North America's largest and...

From July 24 to August 4, young members of the Dene First Nation of Canada will embark on an exploration through one of Canada's most pristine and sacred areas with The Nature Conservancy's lead scientist, Sanjayan. They'll canoe along the Thelon River, ending in...

From July 24 to August 4, young members of the Dene First Nation of Canada will embark on an exploration through one of Canada's most pristine and sacred areas with The Nature Conservancy's lead scientist, Sanjayan. They'll canoe along the Thelon River, ending in...

From July 24 to August 4, young members of the Dene First Nation of Canada will embark on an exploration through one of Canada's most pristine and sacred areas with The Nature Conservancy's lead scientist, Sanjayan. They'll canoe along the Thelon River, ending in North America's...

We live on a watery planet, and though we have feet not fins, we are far more dependent on the oceans than you might imagine. On World Oceans Day, whether you live in Miami Beach or...

A coral reef may save your life one day. Why have we done so little to return the favor?

The vast majority of medicines, from powerful narcotics to common headache pills, were...

Recently I did something I had never done before: I got on a cruise. But not just any cruise. This was a three-day sail into Bahamian waters hosted by the Summit Series, the latest twist on the new-idea/innovation festival.

I was invited...

Photo credit: Ian McAllister, Pacific Wild

In the slim light of dawn, preoccupied with brewing coffee, I glance out the window of my cabin and see three dark shapes moving in single file over the open hills. The herd of elk...

Were Meriwether Louis and William Clark to return today and retrace the steps of their famed early 19th century voyage of continental discovery, there is only one place in the lower 48 United States left they...