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Biodiversity

According to WWF, species extinction rates are between 1,000–10,000 times higher than what’s deemed natural. What will it take for us to understand that what’s wild is worth saving?

Close up of a red, white, and black moth.

Close up of a red, white, and black moth.

In the Dead of Night, a Deafening War Our new series on species interconnectedness traverses through a 60-million-year-old grudge match between bats and moths—one that’s led to a rich and diverse biological tapestry.

Common Origins Science & Nature

A black and white shot of the center of a large tree trunk.

A black and white shot of the center of a large tree trunk.

What We Lose When We Lose Old-Growth Forests Old-growth trees are living archives. At the Harvard Forest Tree Ring Lab, researchers are coaxing clues from these elders to our planet’s past—and possible future.

Science & Nature Biodiversity

Salt of the Earth: Preserving the Great Salt Lake

Salt of the Earth: Preserving the Great Salt Lake

Salt of the Earth: Preserving the Great Salt Lake The Frontline dives into the history of Indigenous people harvesting salt from the drying Great Salt Lake.

The Frontline Indigeneity

What’s the Real Cost of Mezcal?

What’s the Real Cost of Mezcal?

What’s the Real Cost of Mezcal? The Frontline talks to communities in Oaxaca, Mexico, striving to produce mezcal sustainably—but soaring demand from across the border makes it tough.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

America’s Wild Horse Population Is Booming. At What Ecological Cost?

America’s Wild Horse Population Is Booming. At What Ecological Cost?

America’s Wild Horse Population Is Booming. At What Ecological Cost? A symbol of the American West, a once-prosperous, now drought-stricken landscape, wild horses are dismantling the very place they represent.

Science & Nature Anthropocene

COP15: Aboriginal Australians Connect Biodiversity to Human Rights

COP15: Aboriginal Australians Connect Biodiversity to Human Rights

COP15: Aboriginal Australians Connect Biodiversity to Human Rights As the biodiversity summit COP15 takes place in Montreal, The Frontline asks Aboriginal Australians about what they want to see happen.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

The Complexity of Gorilla Conservation in the DRC

The Complexity of Gorilla Conservation in the DRC

The Complexity of Gorilla Conservation in the DRC When it comes to conservation, even seemingly simple solutions have complex consequences. Fortress conservation works by drawing a boundary between humans and the rest of the natural world—with both paying a price.

Science & Nature Biodiversity

How the Flower Industry is Wilting the Planet

How the Flower Industry is Wilting the Planet

How the Flower Industry is Wilting the Planet Flowers are big business—but the cost of commercial flower farms to our environment is even greater. What’s the alternative?

Science & Nature Anthropocene

Cristina Mittermeier Reflects On Her Life Underwater

Cristina Mittermeier Reflects On Her Life Underwater

Cristina Mittermeier Reflects On Her Life Underwater The ocean churns with life, from the surface we swim on to the deep underwater currents below. Photographer and conservationist Cristina Mittermeier talks about how the ocean powers life on Earth—and how urgently we must protect it.

Science & Nature Ocean Life

De-extinction: When Woolly Mammoths Return

De-extinction: When Woolly Mammoths Return

De-extinction: When Woolly Mammoths Return Scientists want to rescue woolly mammoths from extinction, promising climate and ecological benefits. Does it matter if it’s a real mammoth?

Science & Nature Biodiversity

Buffalo, for the Land and the People

Buffalo, for the Land and the People

Buffalo, for the Land and the People The Frontline talks with Sicangu Lakota people, who are bringing back buffalo to heal environmental and cultural wounds.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

Vandana Shiva on the Wisdom of Biodiversity

Vandana Shiva on the Wisdom of Biodiversity

Vandana Shiva on the Wisdom of Biodiversity We are but one strand in the web of life. To keep the web whole, activist and author Vandana Shiva argues that we must honor the wisdom of biodiversity.

Deep Ecology Science & Nature

The Skin We Live In

The Skin We Live In

The Skin We Live In It is during our periods of transformation that we often feel the most vulnerable. But vulnerability can be powerful, too.

The Overview Biodiversity

Remembering the Fossils I Never Knew

Remembering the Fossils I Never Knew

Remembering the Fossils I Never Knew Sitting among petrified pieces, science writer Riley Black attempts to find the words to grieve for an era long gone—and the dinosaurs she never got a chance to meet.

Biodiversity

Losing a Species, Losing a Culture

Losing a Species, Losing a Culture

Losing a Species, Losing a Culture Losing a species doesn’t only devastate the ecosystem. Its reverberating loss also devastates cultures, as laid out in The Frontline.

The Frontline Biodiversity

The Adorable Red Panda in Disney’s ‘Turning Red’ Is in Danger

The Adorable Red Panda in Disney’s ‘Turning Red’ Is in Danger

The Adorable Red Panda in Disney’s ‘Turning Red’ Is in Danger Climate change and habitat loss threaten the cute, endangered species. The film offers us an opportunity to learn about the red panda—and take urgent action to save it.

Biodiversity

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