As the Rich Get Richer, They’re Flying Private
By Sara Novak November 25, 2023The pandemic sparked a boom in luxury air travel
The Future of Clouds
By Sara Novak May 17, 2023Their little-understood role in regulating the earth’s climate is the difference between an uncomfortable future and an unlivable one
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climate change
What If We Lose the Bonobos, Our Closest Living Relative?
By Sara Novak January 26, 2023Too emotionally sensitive to survive in zoos, bonobos need protected rainforest
The Mythical Golden Nautilus, Too Rare for Its Own Good
By Sara Novak October 22, 2022A slimy coat helps it avoid oceanic predators, but not shell collectors on eBay
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wildlife
Return to Chernobyl
By Sara Novak May 30, 2022Scientists studying the rewilding of the Exclusion Zone are eager to return after the new disaster of war
We Need Tapirs More Than They Need Us
By Sara Novak March 14, 2022They’re one of the few animals that can resuscitate degraded forests—if there are any of them left
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animals
Rüppell's Vultures: Not Pretty, But They Get the Job Done
By Sara Novak April 12, 2022You don't miss scavengers until no one's around to eat the carrion
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animals
Pizzlies and Grolars: The Polar Bears of Tomorrow
By Sara Novak August 5, 2021Rare hybrid grizzly polar bears are giving scientists hope for the future
Insomniac Bees
By Sara Novak December 18, 2020Sleep-deprived honeybees exposed to neonicotinoids can’t make it back to the hive
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bees
Hurricane Season Is About to Collide With COVID
By Sara Novak July 13, 2020Sheltering in place during a storm may be more dangerous than evacuating