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 ...

YORK, Maine — The York Art Association welcomes spring with its opening exhibit, “Silent Spring,” a show inspired by the season and honoring the legacy of environmentalist and author Rachel ...

Science Rachel Carson Didn’t Kill Millions of Africans How the 50-year-old campaign against Silent Spring still distorts environmental debates.

One woman was Rachel Carson, who would become well known for her book Silent Spring and its galvanization of the modern environmental movement; the other, Dorothy Freeman, was Carson’s mar ...

On Sept. 27, 1962, biologist Rachel Carson published Silent Spring, a book that would radically shift how the nation thought about the effect of pesticides on human health and the environment.

Rachel Carson’s ability to combine scientific insight with moral urgency helped ignite a global movement that continues to evolve and respond to the environmental challenges of the modern era.

Then in 1962, the book “Silent Spring” by author and marine biologist Rachel Carson used science to expose the “shadow of death” cast by DDT.

Author Rachel Carson's book about the threat posed by the pesticide DDT ultimately led to the creation of the EPA and other environmental milestones.

Rachel Carson and President Kennedy worked together after Silent Spring’s 1962 publication. (Illustration by Joe Ciardiello, National Audubon Magazine) ...

In the first episode, she receives the book “Silent Spring” by Rachel Carson and she resonates deeply with the text’s notions about humanity’s role in the universe.