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Op-Eds

Empowering Communities to Save the Ocean

The United Nations recently identified overfishing as one of the major threats to the world’s biodiversity. But there’s a solution to help both fish and people.

May 24, 2019

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Steve Box

The United Nations recently identified overfishing as one of the major threats to the world’s biodiversity. But there’s a solution to help both fish and people.

Reviews

Bees, Cougars and Climate: The Best New Environmental Books of April

This month brings new books by Bill McKibben and Carl Safina, as well as important discussions about wildlife coexistence, poaching and dam removal.

April 2, 2019

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John R. Platt

This month brings new books by Bill McKibben and Carl Safina, as well as important discussions about wildlife coexistence, poaching and dam removal.

Museum specimens of Vachellia bolei, © the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reproduced with permission.

Extinction Countdown

Legume Gone: The Shocking Reasons for a Tree’s Extinction in India

It appears to have been wiped out by pollution, development and illegal mining by “sand mafias.” Will other plants soon follow?

March 28, 2019

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John R. Platt

It appears to have been wiped out by pollution, development and illegal mining by “sand mafias.” Will other plants soon follow?

The Ask

Room to Roam: How Animals Benefit From Wildlife Corridors

Ecologist Jodi Hilty explains what conservationists have learned about linking critical habitat areas together.

March 6, 2019

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Tara Lohan

Ecologist Jodi Hilty explains what conservationists have learned about linking critical habitat areas together.

The Ask

Beautiful Catastrophe: An Artist-Scientist Looks Into the Face of Extinction

Louisiana-based scientist Brandon Ballengée turns his research on imperiled ecosystems and species into transdisciplinary works of art.

January 30, 2019

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Tara Lohan

Louisiana-based scientist Brandon Ballengée turns his research on imperiled ecosystems and species into transdisciplinary works of art.

The Ask

‘Spineless’ — What Jellyfish Can Teach Us About the Oceans’ Future

Juli Berwald’s book Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Act of Growing a Backbone is beautiful, scientific exploration of the much-maligned, but ecologically important, jellyfish.

January 9, 2019

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Tara Lohan

Juli Berwald’s book Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Act of Growing a Backbone is beautiful, scientific exploration of the much-maligned, but ecologically important, jellyfish.

Climate Change

The Climate Report the Trump Administration Didn’t Want You to See

They tried to bury the report by releasing it on Black Friday, but the threats we face — and possible solutions we can take on — are still very real.

November 27, 2018

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John R. Platt

They tried to bury the report by releasing it on Black Friday, but the threats we face — and possible solutions we can take on — are still very real.

Op-Eds

The Global Warming Wolf Is Real

So how can we learn to hear the howl?

November 16, 2018

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Alexander Lee and Alex Hamilton

So how can we learn to hear the howl?

Climate Change

The Surprising Link Between Climate Change and Human Trafficking

As extreme weather conditions arrive, vulnerable people in migrating populations could find themselves at risk from sexual exploitation or forced labor.

May 7, 2018

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Wudan Yan

As extreme weather conditions arrive, vulnerable people in migrating populations could find themselves at risk from sexual exploitation or forced labor.

Voices

Life through a Filtered Lens

We look at nature through our all-too human lens, but how does that reflect back on us?

December 10, 2017

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Doug Stienstra

We look at nature through our all-too human lens, but how does that reflect back on us?