Why We Should Terraform the Galaxy
One critic calls it "arrogant vandalism," but advocates say it might be a necessary form of self-preservation.
Ecology
We Are As Gods: Stewart Brand & The Fight to Bring Back Woolly Mammoths
From "stay hungry, stay foolish" to "try everything, take nothing off the table."
Stewart Brand: We Are (Still) As Gods
The former Merry Prankster and Whole Earth Catalog founder talks about psychedelics, computers, bringing back woolly mammoths, and his new documentary.
Godzilla: King of the Monsters Is a Reminder That Eco-Terrorists Make Effective Movie Villains
The eternal battle between man and megalizard continues.
The Government Says Falconers Have to Give up Their Privacy and Free Speech Rights in Order to Own Birds. Now the Falconers Are Suing.
"I'm treated no differently from a common felon on parole."
Population Doomster Paul Ehrlich's New Forecast: 'Biological Annihilation'
New predictions of animal population doom are likely exaggerated.
It's Hard Out There for a Predator
The Hunt shows the difficult lives of the carnivores of the animal kingdom.
Need a Breather Before May Sweeps? Here, Have a Baby Elephant
Nature documentary highlights the rough childhoods of pachyderms.
Against the Dogmatists, a Review of The End of Doom
Modest self-promotion of my new book
Can We Save Nature by Making It Economically Useless?
"Decoupling" human economy from ecology could render large areas of pastures, croplands, and managed forests too remote for exploitation.
Predictions of a Man-Made Sixth Mass Extinction May Be Exaggerated
Urbanization, forest, and agricultural trends point in a more hopeful direction
'Editing' Life With Gene Drives is a Great Way to Play God
Researchers develop a powerful new tool to manage wild ecosystems.
Dolphins Use Puffer Fish to Get High
Guess the drug war still hasn't spread far enough
European Union to Phase Down Fishing Subsidies
But will keep the various restrictions the subsidies were meant to offset
Moose Populations Dying Off
No one is quite sure why, but climate change fears are raised
Officials Believe Virus Causing Mass Dolphin Deaths
Hundreds dying on East Coast
Farmers, Activists Face Off Over Badger Culling in England
Thousands to be killed to reduce transmission of disease to cattle
Seas Becoming More Acidic, Scientists Warn
Ten times faster than has ever been recorded
Fungicides May Be Contributing to Honey Bee Deaths
Chemicals may impair their ability to fight off parasites
Nonprofit's Efforts to Help Endangered Birds Hampered by FAA
In trouble with bureaucracy for paying pilots that assist with migrations
