Word: speciesism
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The critically endangered greater bamboo lemur, however, is far from alone. Thanks to deforestation, expanding human settlements, hunting and the slow burn of climate change, more mammals may be endangered today than ever before. According to a worldwide assessment overseen by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN...
The IUCN assessment itself is an impressive and important work of science. Drawing on data from more than 1,700 experts in 130 countries, the five-year collaborative study tracked habitats, distributions and threats to every known species of mammal on the planet. That isn't as straightforward as you...
The number one driver of extinction is habitat loss and degradation, which affects 40% of the world's mammals. That can be seen clearly in the deforestation afflicting much of the tropical world, including Madagascar, where 90% of the country's original forest cover has been lost. Vast stretches of...
Boehner is in a no-win situation: none of his members really want to vote for this bill, and with just five weeks left before the election, they aren't thinking about much beyond their own self-preservation. Still, now that Monday's stock market free fall has generated phone...
Spore has evolutionary professors, Harvard students, and many more intrigued—and for good reasons. If you thought Harvard students were a weird species, check out the free Creature Creator on Spore’s Web site. God doesn’t play dice with the universe, but would...