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The Wild World of Threats

Animals, including us, evolved to bluster and bluff at their peril.

January 19, 2022

Plants Fight for Their Lives

As arable land disappears, a genetic tweak might secure the world’s food supply.

January 19, 2022

The Attack of Zombie Science

They look like scientific papers. But they’re distorting and killing science.

E.O. Wilson Saw the World in a Wholly New Way

“Did you like the grenade I tossed in their midst?” the biologist asked me.

January 5, 2022

The Man Who Seduced the World with Whale Songs

Roger Payne sparked the anti-whaling movement. He’s not done yet.

December 20, 2021

He Did Right by Animals. And Didn’t Take Bull from Anyone.

Bernard Rollin was a pioneer in animal rights. He left us with this scalding interview.

December 15, 2021

All the Biomass on Earth

Our planet supports 8.7 million species. Here’s how they break down.

December 8, 2021

A Lab of Her Own

In her bedroom during WWII, she discovered how the nervous system is wired.

December 1, 2021

This Is Some Good Shit

How the sewage plant in our nation’s capital spins human poop into fertilizer gold.

November 10, 2021

Trillions of Bacteria Are Screaming with Light

Great writers waxed poetic over “milky seas.” Here’s the science behind the glow.

November 3, 2021