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grist.orgOne night a year, humans command this march of frogs and salamanders
The first warm, wet spring night draws amphibians from the woods, bearing evidence of threats from warming winters, drying pools, and traffic.
Why millions of adorable bees are emerging from this cemetery
A growing body of evidence shows that cemeteries host much more life — including insects, birds, mammals, and rare plants — than death.
Species slowdown: Is nature’s ability to self-repair stalling?
When scientists recently analyzed hundreds of studies of ecosystems, they were surprised to see a marked slowing in the rate of species turnover.
Visiting Oregon? You may soon have to pay a tax to protect its wildlife.
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
Factory farms don’t just stink — they make it harder to breathe, too
New maps show that where animal feeding operations exist, higher percentages of Latino and uninsured residents also live.
The World Bank has a factory-farm climate problem
Development banks sent $2.3 billion to industrial animal agriculture in 2023.
Rez dogs are feeling the heat from climate change
A lack of infrastructure and extreme weather are putting unhoused pets on reservations in danger.
Want to sequester carbon? Save wild animals.
Research shows protecting even a small number of animal species would help capture enough carbon to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius.
An ‘emerging crisis’: The climate is changing too fast for plants and animals to adapt
New UN report highlights how a changing climate is upending nature's life cycles — with devastating impacts on plant and animal speices.
Are animals eating all the human food?
There's not really a simple prescription to graze our way out of the climate crisis.
One night a year, humans command this march of frogs and salamanders
The first warm, wet spring night draws amphibians from the woods, bearing evidence of threats from warming winters, drying pools, and traffic.
Why millions of adorable bees are emerging from this cemetery
A growing body of evidence shows that cemeteries host much more life — including insects, birds, mammals, and rare plants — than death.
Species slowdown: Is nature’s ability to self-repair stalling?
When scientists recently analyzed hundreds of studies of ecosystems, they were surprised to see a marked slowing in the rate of species turnover.
Visiting Oregon? You may soon have to pay a tax to protect its wildlife.
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
Factory farms don’t just stink — they make it harder to breathe, too
New maps show that where animal feeding operations exist, higher percentages of Latino and uninsured residents also live.
The World Bank has a factory-farm climate problem
Development banks sent $2.3 billion to industrial animal agriculture in 2023.
Rez dogs are feeling the heat from climate change
A lack of infrastructure and extreme weather are putting unhoused pets on reservations in danger.
Want to sequester carbon? Save wild animals.
Research shows protecting even a small number of animal species would help capture enough carbon to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius.
An ‘emerging crisis’: The climate is changing too fast for plants and animals to adapt
New UN report highlights how a changing climate is upending nature's life cycles — with devastating impacts on plant and animal speices.
Are animals eating all the human food?
There's not really a simple prescription to graze our way out of the climate crisis.
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