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How Biodiversity Can Prevent Pandemics
It's about which species, not how many
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El Salvador’s Water Defenders and the Fight Against Toxic Mining
A review of Robin Broad and John Cavanagh’s “The Water Defenders”
ICYMI: First Music, Polar Bear Scramble & Sharks in the Pool
A weekly roundup for busy people
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climate change
One Day You Might Be Able to Thru-Hike Alaska on a Super Trail
The Alaska Trails Initiative aims to combine some of the state’s best routes
One-Stop Shops for Buying Less-Toxic Products
There’s an app for that!
Hard-Boiled Detective Novel Meets Cli-Fi in “Hummingbird Salamander”
Inside the latest from Jeff VanderMeer
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India’s Farmer Protests Are Also About Climate Change
Protesters fear deregulation will benefit corporations and harm the environment
Finding—And Potentially Losing—Ourselves in Firelight
An astrophotographer’s pictorial homage to International Dark Sky Week
15 Books to Get You Camping (Even If Only in Your Backyard)
New reads for kids, grown-ups, newbies, and outdoor veterans
The Fossil Fuel Industry's Legacy of White Supremacy
The links extend beyond the corporate office and the drill pad
ICYMI: Costco Ravens, Fearless Bears & Peak Cherry Comes Too Soon
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April Stargazing: Truth and Beauty
Recent images of Mars and the Milky Way have a lot to tell us
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astronomy
A Down Payment Toward Winning the Future
Biden’s ambitious infrastructure plan paves the way for climate action
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climate change
Cap Women’s History Month By Learning About 6 Eco-Sheroes
These environmental leaders haven’t let divisions stop them
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gender
An Environmental Upside to Bitcoin?
Only if you ignore the tremendous waste elsewhere
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technology
Sir Attenborough’s “Extinction: The Facts” Shows How Things Got So Bad
Fortunately, the famous naturalist’s latest documentary offers solutions too
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film
A Photographer Zooms Out to Reveal Hidden Costs of the Anthropocene
J Henry Fair captures industrial sites from the sky
Are We Overestimating Climate Change’s Threat to Rare Plants?
Research suggests trees are already out of sync with the climate
ICYMI: Icelandic Weenie Roast, Stuck in Suez & Mars in Navajo
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