Category: environment
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Can we bring extinct species back? Should we?
Read more: Can we bring extinct species back? Should we?In the deep freeze at the San Diego Zoo, genetic material from a small, nondescript Hawaiian bird waits for a day – sometime very soon – when science will use it to improve biodiversity. What’s the catch? The honeycreeper, called the po’ouli, is thought to be extinct and scientists will have to use cloning techniques…
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Recycling our environmental guilt
Read more: Recycling our environmental guiltBetween gulps of G&T, my heartbroken friend is cataloging all the things that are wrong with her freshly ended relationship: his emotional immaturity, her unmet need for stability, and then the kicker: “I can’t commit to someone who doesn’t bloody recycle!” I ask her why. Because his time and energy was worth more to him…
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Rewilding: On the trail of Yellowstone’s wolves
Read more: Rewilding: On the trail of Yellowstone’s wolvesI had hoped, but didn’t expect, to see wolves in Yellowstone. Ever since I was a young lass, they held a certain fascination for me. There is a dangerous grace; a beauty even, about wolves – something fundamentally wild. So on my first trip to the US two years ago, I stumped up the cash…
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What if We Make Climate Change a Game?
Read more: What if We Make Climate Change a Game?We are realizing the potential of gaming to teach ourselves and our children about the urgent challenges of climate change and environmental crisis.
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What your children can teach you about the environment
Read more: What your children can teach you about the environmentIt is natural for you to want the best for your children, and there are few things more important than teaching them about the environment. But what if a child’s view on ecology is exactly what we need?
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