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A painting of a salamander walking through wetland
Posted inNonfiction

Dreaming of Water with Tiger Salamanders

by Sam Keck Scott March 22, 2022October 18, 2022

“There is no more urgent form of communication than going extinct.”

Posted inNonfiction

Bringing Species Back … From the Brink

by Carolyn Wells August 19, 2021October 18, 2022

“You could actually restore a species to be even more diverse and healthier than it was before, Church says. “You can include diversity from multiple points in the globe and multiple points in time.””

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Last Two Northern White Rhinos On Earth

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands January 6, 2021October 19, 2022

“What will we lose when Najin and Fatu die?”

Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature

Brazil’s Roads to Destruction

by Aaron Gilbreath December 9, 2019October 19, 2022

Every year, vehicles on Brazil’s ever-expending road network hit over 400 million Brazilian animals, causing series declines in some species — and Brazil isn’t the only country expanding its infrastructure.

Posted inFeature, Featured, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story, Technology

Research and Rescue: Saving Species from Ourselves

by Ashley Braun October 22, 2019January 20, 2023

We’re developing high-tech genetic tools to pour new life into animals lost to human destruction. Deciding how — and whether — to use that power is as complex as the science behind it.

Posted inCulture, History, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story

No Heart, No Moon

by Matt Jones April 23, 2019October 19, 2022

How humanity eats the future to feed the present.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Duet for a Small Porpoise’s Extinction

by Sari Botton December 10, 2018October 19, 2022

A personal essay in which Kimi Eisele contemplates coherence, the near extinction of the vaquita, and the expensive bycatch of being human.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Featured, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story

Duet for a Small Porpoise’s Extinction

by Kimi Eisele December 10, 2018October 19, 2022

Kimi Eisele contemplates coherence, the near extinction of the vaquita, and the expensive bycatch of being human.

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Featured, Nonfiction, Science & Nature

Duet for a Small Porpoise’s Extinction

by Kimi Eisele December 10, 2018October 19, 2022

Kimi Eisele contemplates coherence, the near extinction of the vaquita, and the expensive bycatch of being human.

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Quotes

How the Chinese Government is Eradicating a Species and a Way of Life

by Krista Stevens September 19, 2018October 19, 2022

How the Chinese government has turned a herding minority into performers for tourists.

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