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What's the first species humans drove to extinction?Which species died out first because of humans?
By Emma Bryce Published
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Conservation's Biggest Challenge? The Legacy of Colonialism (Op-Ed)Opinion Today’s most dire conservation crises have a bloody past.
By Asia Murphy Published
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Will It Really Take Joshua Tree '200 to 300' Years to Recover from the Shutdown?The government shutdown lasted just 35 days. The damage that happened during it at Joshua Tree National Park could take decades to heal.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Making the Case ― Again ― for Saving Imperiled Species (Op-Ed)Opinion Extinction is not a good thing. Why are people still arguing about this?
By David Steen Published
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Diving Scientists Report 'Big Changes' Beneath Antarctic Ice ShelfClimate change may be leading to shifts in the communities of sea life beneath an Antarctic ice shelf.
By Tom Metcalfe Published
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Earth 'Breathes' in Amazing Time-Lapse Video from SpaceData gathered by satellites circling Earth since 1997 come together in a breathtaking time lapse of our dynamic planet.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Thousands of Decaying Wildebeest Corpses Keep Serengeti Well FedBy Laura Geggel Published
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Sponges Ruled the World After Second-Largest Mass ExtinctionSponges may be simple creatures, but they basically ruled the world some 445 million years ago, after the Ordovician mass extinction, a new study finds.
By Laura Geggel Published
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Snapshot of Hawaii: Why NASA Is Studying Islands' Volcanoes & ReefsHawaii's ecosystems are under scientific scrutiny this month.
By Karen Rowan Published
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