Part the First: Is This How to Do Science? San Diego, with the University of California-San Diego and the Scripps Research Institute leading the way, has been a Biotech/Little Pharma hotspot since the beginning, a strong third behind Boston and the Bay Area. Ups and downs are common, but in the current climate it is […]
Read more...Coexistence between humans and wildlife is a meaningful goal, but it’s being misused or superficially invoked.
Read more...As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, ecotourism may be doing more harm than good.
Read more...More hidden than rising seas or heatwaves, long-term changes in the nutritional value of plants could be even more disruptive.
Read more...The COP16 biodiversity conference included Big Tech pushing black box “generative biology” AI-created DNA and related financial markets
Read more...Our tiny singing dinosaur friends, and the assets they create….
Read more...A new paper in Nature finds that exceeding a 1.5°C increase in global temperature is more deadly and durable than previously thought.
Read more...A new report, Black Box Biotech, warns of the biodiversity and error risk of AI engineered proteins, aka synthetic or “generative biology”.
Read more...The world-wide decline of insect populations, strengths and weaknesses of the studies, causes and effects
Read more...A new report, Exporting Extinction, delves into the economic and political drivers of species-destroying resource exploitation.
Read more...A discussion of Martin Weitzman’s ideas about the best way to look at species preservation.
Read more...The EPA is rushing a gene-changing pesticide through the approval process which would open the door to similar products from Big Chemical
Read more...In “Crossings,” Ben Goldfarb explores the science of road ecology, or how roadways affect plants and animal life.
Read more...A California program aims to help the fishing industry and marine wildlife adjust to warming oceans. Whales as a case study.
Read more...Human-made shelters don’t always keep creatures out of harm’s way. Can technology help design a better birdhouse?
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