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Of Squirrels and Deer and Other Beasts of Burden

Rachel Nuwer / Undark Jan 24, 2023 A new book argues that many animals we find loathsome are often made so because of our own actions. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Unimaginable Cost of the Impending Mass Extinction

Courtney Bourgoin / OtherWords Jan 28, 2020 As climate change decimates our fauna, we must remember that the loss of our fellow species will harm us directly, too. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Vegans Begin to Stir the Pot in France

NADCHARVE / Truthdig Jul 1, 2019 Activists, actors and politicians defy tradition and work to prohibit cruelty to animals. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Does Media Care More About Royal Babies Than Mass Extinction?

Janine Jackson / FAIR Jun 3, 2019 Analyses show that a shocking United Nations report was eclipsed by news the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had their first child. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Extinction Cruise

Steve Sack / The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN May 8, 2019 Dig deeper

Learning How to Say Goodbye to Our Broken Planet

Dahr Jamail / TomDispatch Jan 16, 2019 We have a finite amount of time left to coexist with large parts of the biosphere, including thousands of species of plants and animals. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Most Challenging Ethical Obligation of Our Precarious Time

Subhankar Banerjee / TomDispatch Dec 16, 2018 Something’s going on in the natural world that may prove more devastating than a mass of species extinctions, and it's our job to address it. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Warming Climate Is Driving Species Loss

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Jul 29, 2018 British researchers study 481 species across the globe to find out how climate change and land-use change interact to affect mammals and birds. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Humans Weigh Heavily on the Earth, and Here Are the Numbers

Tim Radford / Climate News Network May 31, 2018 The mass of all the people on the planet is more or less 10 times the mass of all living wild mammals. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.N. Reports See Lonelier Planet With Fewer Plants, Animals

SETH BORENSTEIN / The Associated Press Mar 23, 2018 Scientists meeting in Colombia report on how animals and plants are doing in four regions—the Americas, Europe and Central Asia, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Their conclusion: Not well. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Day-to-Day Human Activity Determines the Finer Effects of Climate Change

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Mar 31, 2016 New research illustrates that reactions of people, plants and animals to the changing climate are a key factor in unraveling the complexities of global warming. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Chris Hedges Explores Veganism as a Moral Choice With Activist Gary Francione

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2016 Does being vegan brand you as elitist? "Days of Revolt" host Chris Hedges and longtime animal rights activist Gary Francione discuss that question, as well as the impact of the animal agriculture industry on the ecosystem, animal suffering versus human suffering and how Whole Foods CEO John Mackey can be both vegan and anti-union. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )