As our planet faces unprecedented challenges, the loss of biodiversity has become a critical concern, with far-reaching consequences for ecosystems and human well-being. These articles delve into factors contributing to biodevastation, which is the loss of biodiversity and life. The articles explore the causes, consequences, and potential solutions shedding light on the profound impacts of biodevastation on ecosystems, wildlife, and the delicate balance of our planet.
Articles range from habitat destruction and pollution to the role of human activities in exacerbating the loss of biodiversity. We bring you expert perspectives and actionable steps to address and mitigate the challenges posed by the loss of biodiversity.
Together, let’s explore ways to protect and preserve the richness of life on Earth for current and future generations.
Each article serves as a stepping stone towards a deeper understanding of biodiversity loss and environmental destruction and the urgency to adopt better practices.
Generative AI models produce predictions or recommendations without providing insight into how or why they arrived at those conclusions. In sensitive areas such as plant genetic engineering, where the products reproduce and interact in nature, and the consequences can affect public health and the environment, the lack of comprehension and reproducibility is particularly concerning.
At about 6:00, I changed out of my jeans and into a pair of sweatpants. My phone pinged – a group of teenage settler boys were gathering at an ATV on the road into the village. I grabbed my camera and headed out as the settler boys walked into the olive grove next to the village. This time, the energy was different. This group of 15+ arrived in cars and ATVs, and we quickly recognized many of them as residents of settler outposts from across Masafer Yatta – it was a real ‘who’s who’ of the most egregiously violent fringes of the settler movement.
Children exposed to higher levels of air pollution in their homes from birth to age three may develop weaker connections between key brain regions, with potentially long-lasting effects on future learning, behavior, and health, according to one of the first studies of its kind. The study is one of the first to explore how air pollution affects neurological connections when the brain is not actively engaged in a task, using brain scans taken multiple times in a large population-based group of children from birth.
We asked four chatbots the same series of questions about the issues, causes, consequences and solutions to nine environmental challenges. We found evidence of systematic biases in their responses. Most notably, chatbots avoid mentioning radical solutions to environmental challenges. They are far more likely to propose combinations of soft economic, social or political changes
Johns Hopkins University and The 74 teamed up one more time to satisfy their billionaire donors and promote privatizing public education. Ashley Berner, Director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy, is featured in a The 74 interview entitled “‘We’re the Outliers’: Ashley Rogers Berner on Public Funding for Private Schools.” She notes that many other countries openly pay for religious schools and calls for America to follow their lead.
New research has found global warming has made 77 percent of the Earth’s land drier over the past three decades while rapidly increasing the proportion of excessively salty soils.
Over half of all plastics ever made were produced in the past 25 years, and production levels are estimated to double or triple again by 2050. And more production brings more waste.
So, is environmental degradation truly linked to poverty? Not entirely. While poverty may contribute to some unsustainable practices, affluence and the capitalist system that fuels it, is the real culprit.
Review essay of Jeff Goodell’s excellent book, but critiques Goodell for not putting in larger context which is necessary for more complete understanding.
