"The fate of every species has ultimately been extinction. The dream of overturning this biological imperative and restoring a lost world is rich with possibility and irony. "
"The fate of every species has ultimately been extinction. The dream of overturning this biological imperative and restoring a lost world is rich with possibility and irony. "
"E.O. Wilson was one of the world’s leading experts on ants, but his other passion was convincing humans to see themselves as part of the natural world."
"E.O. Wilson was one of the world’s leading experts on ants, but his other passion was convincing humans to see themselves as part of the natural world."
"The future of the largest, still mostly untouched ecosystem in the world is at risk."Can a plan to mine the ocean floor for metals—which marine scientists warn would result in damage “irreversible on multi-generational timescales”—still be _...Read More_
"The future of the largest, still mostly untouched ecosystem in the world is at risk."Can a plan to mine the ocean floor for metals—which marine scientists warn would result in damage “irreversible on multi-generational timescales”—still be _...Read More_
Highly recommend this thoughtful article. While the genetic engineering of plants must be part of the equation for feeding the world & slowing global warming, these powerful technologies must be used wisely.
Highly recommend this thoughtful article. While the genetic engineering of plants must be part of the equation for feeding the world & slowing global warming, these powerful technologies must be used wisely.
"A new study of gene expression in sponges reveals the complex diversity of their cells as well as some possibly ancient connections between the nervous, immune and digestive systems."
"A new study of gene expression in sponges reveals the complex diversity of their cells as well as some possibly ancient connections between the nervous, immune and digestive systems."
Hallé’s Atlas aims to show that “the equatorial forest isn’t the ‘green inferno’ that colonialists and adventurers have so often confronted,” as he writes in the book’s introduction, but “a universe with magical allure.” His drawings _...Read More_
Hallé’s Atlas aims to show that “the equatorial forest isn’t the ‘green inferno’ that colonialists and adventurers have so often confronted,” as he writes in the book’s introduction, but “a universe with magical allure.” His drawings _...Read More_
he hope was that the soil might save us. With civilization continuing to pump ever-increasing amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, perhaps plants — nature’s carbon scrubbers — might be able to package up some of that excess carbon _...Read More_
he hope was that the soil might save us. With civilization continuing to pump ever-increasing amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, perhaps plants — nature’s carbon scrubbers — might be able to package up some of that excess carbon _...Read More_