Biodiversity
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On Restoring the Oceans
December 09, 2010
Earth’s oceans are in trouble. But the 2010 Census of Marine Life—the first ever attempt to document all that lives in the sea—will kick-start the recovery effort.
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Wealth of Nations
November 29, 2010
Shared natural resources underpin the global economy, but our current economic system does not acknowledge their worth. Can a major new effort to assess the costs of biodiversity loss force a paradigm shift in what we value?
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The Forgotten Domain
September 29, 2010
New research shows the importance of Archaea, one of three domains into which all living things are classified, for understanding all of biology.
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All Consuming
August 23, 2010
With population and per-capita consumption both on the rise, it's hard to believe humanity's impact on the Earth is sustainable. But what would happen if we ate less meat? Or gave women better education and more power? David Biello takes a critical look.
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Saved by Science
August 20, 2010
Artist Justine Cooper's large-format photographs document the intersection of science, curation, and the endurance of human curiosity.
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In Defense of Difference
July 09, 2010
Scientists offer new insight into what to protect of the world's rapidly vanishing languages, cultures, and species.
biodiversity, demographics, development, ethics, globalization, languages, population
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Ideas
I Tried Almost Everything Else
John Rinn, snowboarder, skateboarder, and “genomic origamist,” on why we should dumpster-dive in our genomes and the inspiration of a middle-distance runner.
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Ideas
Going, Going, Gone
The second most common element in the universe is increasingly rare on Earth—except, for now, in America.
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Ideas
Earth-like Planets Aren’t Rare
Renowned planetary scientist James Kasting on the odds of finding another Earth-like planet and the power of science fiction.
