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A print, digital, and live magazine exploring how we can create a sustainable human age we actually want to live in. A publication of

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  1. Mar 12

    Many of us have heard the statistics by now: 8 million metric tons of plastic enter the oceans each year. What happens to theseplastics in salty, sunny seas? To find out, researchers at the Pennsylvania State University turned to

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  2. Mar 12

    Welcome Cara! has indeed put some very good miles on his shoes with us, and we love that. That said, we are truly excited to be following your compass as we explore the backwoods of conservation and biodiversity and Brandon works on meeting his neighbors.

    some news - i'll be writing weekly for for the next few months, doing my best to fill the trailbeaten shoes of while he's on book leave. researchers, wonks & fans, please send me any interesting work you've done or seen on biodiversity & conservation!
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    Mar 12

    Warming temperatures will open up new lands to farming, and that could mean more food to feed a growing population. But at what cost? Read more from below.

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  4. Mar 11

    Cats contain multitudes. They can squeeze through a barely open door and, moments later, seem to triple in size as they sprawl out on the carpet. In the blink of an eye, they'll go from solicitous to aloof, playful to peeved, or awake to asleep.

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  5. Mar 10

    Energy self-sufficiency—that is, the idea of a region, a city, or even a single building producing all the renewable energy needed locally—holds a lot of intuitive appeal.

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  6. Mar 6

    Wine, cheese, yoghurt and bread: all these culinary delights owe their existence to the work of microorganisms like bacteria, yeast, and mould, which create the fermentation process that’s so essential to the flavour of these foods.

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  7. Mar 5

    The sharing economy, in which people rent goods, cars and homes instead of owning them, is thought to cut down energy consumption and reduce climate impacts. But that might be a myth at least for transportation, shows a new report. Ride-hailing

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  8. Mar 4

    When trying to preserve habitats that will maximize biodiversity, conservation managers often end up looking to a single type of creature.

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  9. Mar 3

    Urban green space improves people’s mental health and well-being: by now, this is a well-accepted proposition, with plenty of research to back it up.

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  10. Feb 28

    The decline in coal in favour of natural gas across the United States has brought an unexpected bonus: an increase in crop yields.

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  11. Feb 26

    Consider what life is like for so many African elephants: family and friends killed, communities broken, ancestral homelands transformed by construction and climate change, seeking new homes in an often-unfriendly world.

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  12. Feb 25

    Certain politicians may spout climate denial, but investment professionals with their eye on the bottom line share the scientific consensus about climate change:

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  13. Feb 23

    One simple shift could could cut the climate impact of flying in a big way via

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  14. Feb 21

    A quick favor to ask: would you participate in a short survey to help us understand how you engage with Anthropocene magazine?

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  15. Feb 20

    Plastics, detergents, paints, medicines, cosmetics and thousands of other useful products today are made from chemical compounds derived from petroleum.

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  16. Feb 19

    A decade ago, the world’s governments pledged to stop subsidizing activities that drive species to extinction. No more would they tip the economic scales to favor nature’s destroyers.

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  17. Feb 18

    Changing the flight paths of just a few aircraft could slash the contribution of contrails to global warming by three-fifths, according to a new analysis. Contrails,

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  18. Feb 14

    Under future climate change, the northern reaches of the planet will become more suitable for farming - potentially helping us to feed a growing global population in decades to come.

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  19. Feb 13

    Greenhouses with glass panels made of see-through solar cells could be completely energy-neutral in some climates, according to a study published in Joule.

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  20. Feb 12

    Even in a society not typically disposed to care much about bugs, news of plummeting insect populations has captured public attention to a remarkable degree.

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