Scientists named hundreds of new to science species this year, including an electric blue tarantula, two pygmy squids, a silent frog, and some thumb-sized chameleons. These newly uncovered creatures give us just a glimpse into the immense biodiversity yet to be found across the planet. “I think most people believe that we know most species […]
Recordings of human voices evoke more fear among animals living in the South African savanna than do snarls from lions. Plus, an economic historian who mined 200 years of gender pay gap data wins a Nobel Prize and researchers are seeking to understand the human body’s heat limit. Recordings of human voices evoke more fear among animals living in the South African savanna than do snarls from lions. Plus, an economic historian who mined 200 years of gender pay gap data wins a Nobel Prize and researchers are seeking to understand the human body’s heat limit.
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COLOMBO The Sinharaja Biosphere Reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site is a large complex of lowland wilderness that is largely fragmented due to human activity. Walankanda and Viharakanda are two fragmented forest areas, and an ongoing project aims to connect these two forest areas through a land corridor. Amila Perera, the project’s coordinator from […]
A recent New York Times Magazine article stoked debate on how worried we should be about Earth’s future as a viable habitat for human beings. The author, David Wallace-Wells, said he was less worried than several years ago when he wrote the book, The Uninhabitable Earth. Progress on renewable energy has been spectacular, and climate modelers have since judged the […]