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Preserving the nation’s biodiversity requires opening up meadows in its vast cedar plantations. Conservationists are making headway, but progress depends on reconnecting youth with nature. Photos and story by James Whitlow Delano “Atta!” shouts Seiichi Dejima, of the Nature Conservation Society of Japan (NCSJ), as he raises binoculars to hisContinue Reading

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Research has demonstrated individual differences in and successfully extracted commonalities from the whole-brain activity of roundworms. The researchers also found that computer simulations based on the whole-brain activity of roundworms more accurately reflect real-brain activity when they include so-called ‘noise,’ or probabilistic elements., Read MoreContinue Reading

‘greenhushing’-is-on-the-rise-as-companies-go-silent-on-climate-pledges

Facing backlash from both the left and right, companies are backing away from climate initiatives—at least publicly. By Kiley Price For years, eagle-eyed environmentalists have called out banks and consumer businesses—from Barclays to fashion brand ASOS—for making misleading claims that their practices or products are sustainable, otherwise known as greenwashing. Continue Reading