“There is no more urgent form of communication than going extinct.”
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Bringing Species Back … From the Brink
“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.””
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The Last Two Northern White Rhinos On Earth
“What will we lose when Najin and Fatu die?”
Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
Brazil’s Roads to Destruction
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
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
How humanity eats the future to feed the present.
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Duet for a Small Porpoise’s Extinction
A personal essay in which Kimi Eisele contemplates coherence, the near extinction of the vaquita, and the expensive bycatch of being human.
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Duet for a Small Porpoise’s Extinction
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
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
How the Chinese government has turned a herding minority into performers for tourists.