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The Race to Save the World’s Great Trees By Cloning Them
A nonprofit dedicated to preserving old, iconic trees is cloning them in hopes of preserving them for the future
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Even Desert Lizards Are Feeling the Heat Due to Climate Change
But Smithsonian scientists are probing the flat-tail horned lizard’s DNA to save the rare species
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Scientists Are Recording 24-Hour Soundtracks of Rainforests
The bioacoustic data gives Nature Conservancy researchers clues about the health of an ecosystem
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Sebastião Salgado Has Seen the Forest, Now He’s Seeing the Trees
He documented human suffering around the world. But now, back in his native Brazil, the renowned photographer is healing the devastated landscape
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Third-Graders in the Maldives Discover the Beauty Beneath Their Seas
Many tourists have experienced the Maldives’ beauty. Most Maldivians haven’t, because they don’t know how to swim
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These Scientists Survey Rainforest Diversity Using Leeches and the Blood They Suck
DNA from their host animals can persist in adult leeches for at least four months
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A Californian Highway May Get A Cougar-Only Overpass
A proposed bridge could soon bring wildlife populations together.
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Trekkies Needed for USS Enterprise Restoration Project
The National Air and Space Museum asks “Star Trek” fans for pre-1976 images or film of the original studio model of the USS Enterprise
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How an Indigenous Group Is Battling Construction of the Nicaragua Canal
The Rama community’s efforts offer a glimmer of hope for opponents of the canal project planned by a Chinese billionaire
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Death By Fungus, and Other Fun Facts About Fungal Friends and Foes
This Generation Anthropocene episode highlights oft overlooked organisms that may help us better understand human impacts
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Winemakers Are Building Houses for Bats to Make Vineyards Greener
Attracting the right species can help get rid of vine-munching insects and allow farmers to cut back on pesticides
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The True Story of Kudzu, the Vine That Never Truly Ate the South
A naturalist cuts through the myths surrounding the invasive plant
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This Rare, White Bear May Be the Key to Saving a Canadian Rainforest
The white Kermode bear of British Columbia is galvanizing First Nations people fighting to protect their homeland
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Modern Humans Have Become Superpredators
Most other predators target juveniles, but our species tends to kill more full-grown adults
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Why Primatologists Love Collecting Poop
There’s intel inside monkey feces — in the form of DNA
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Australian Cities Pass Cat Curfews
Fluffy little murderbeasts may soon be kept under lock and key
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Only Four Northern White Rhinos Are Left on Earth
One of the species’ last females died this week
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How Flowers Changed the World, From Ecosystems to Art Galleries
A new book by entomologist Stephen Buchmann explores the beautiful and sometimes bizarre history of flowering plants
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Researchers are Fitting Rhinos With Hidden Horn Cameras
One non-profit wants to outfit the animals with cameras and heart rate monitors to save them
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How Will We Feed 9 Billion People on Earth of the Future?
This week’s Generation Anthropocene reveals how seeds on ice and poisonous tubers may offer hope for food security
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