by Brandon Keim | Sep 18, 2019
As children spend ever more time indoors—eyes fixed upon screens rather than sunrises, ears tuned to Spotify instead of birdsong—they undergo what conservationists call the “extinction of experience.” They no longer have an everyday connection to nature. This... 
by Brandon Keim | Sep 11, 2019
It’s the largest animals who tend to occupy the most space in our hearts. They might be imperiled—indeed they usually are, as it’s not easy being big in a human-dominated world—but at least people know and care. There’s one group of large animals, however, whose... 
by Brandon Keim | Sep 4, 2019
Such is the curse of salmon’s shifting baseline: coming to accept as normal what is in fact a diminished state of affairs. Usually baselines are set according to present circumstances. Sometimes, though, it’s the historical record against which the present... 
by Brandon Keim | Aug 28, 2019
What do you think of when you hear the word ‘wildlife’? Almost certainly an animal—and perhaps that’s a problem. Even as illegal trade in wildlife now receives considerable attention in conservation circles, not much attention is paid to species-jeopardizing illegal... 
by Brandon Keim | Aug 21, 2019
As people search for ways to help Earth’s biosphere withstand the impacts of climate change, they might turn to a relatively little-appreciated phenomenon: how plant diversity stabilizes ecosystems in the face of stress. This isn’t a brand-new idea. Various... 
