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Topic: Biodiversity

Deep-sea octopus Moosoctopus profundorum in his own garden with stalk lilies Ptilocrinus pinnatus (Russia, Bering Sea, Piip volcano, depth 2700 meters) (Getty Images / undefined undefined)

Deep sea mining threatens the unknown

Elizabeth Hlavinka
(Photo Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / SCIEPRO / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Shutter2U)

"De-extincting" species is a distraction

Carlyn Zwarenstein
A framed vulture surrounded by beautiful flowers (Photo Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / milanosss / 500px / Eduardo R / Tomekbudujedomek / Sergey Ryumin)

Your mom's so ugly

Carlyn Zwarenstein
A >5mm member of section Longisetae of the genus Mycena, so named for the long, hyaline spines (setae) which emanate from the pileus and stipe. Some members of this group are bioluminescent. (Danny Newman)

Secrets of Ecuador’s weird rare shrooms

Carlyn Zwarenstein
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Wood frog (Getty Images/Auscape/Universal Images Group)

Animals that die and come back to life

Carlyn Zwarenstein
Seine et Marne on march the 6th 2021 at night. Taurus constellation. On this image we can see the effect of the movements of artificial satellites through the sky. On the left we can see the planet Mars, on the right the famous stars cluster the Pleiades (M45). From the bottom right the luminous trail of the satellite STARLINK-1269, and from the top the luminous trail of the satellite STARLINK-1577. (Christophe Lehenaff / Getty Images)

Satellites are censoring the stars

Carlyn Zwarenstein
Svalbard Global Seed Vault, seed vault. Longyearbyen, the capital of Svalbard on the island of Spitsbergen in the Spitsbergen archipelago. Arctic, Europe, Scandinavia, Norway, Svalbard. (Martin Zwick/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Scientists want a seed vault on the Moon

Rae Hodge
Birds Pink Flamingos, Pruber, Camargue Regional Natural Park, Paca Region, South of France. (Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Build renewables alongside biodiversity

Max Graham - Grist
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Tobacco hornworm caterpillar with wasp pupae on back (Getty Images/Ed Reschke)

Parasites: Life's greatest success story

Troy Farah
Macro image of a houseleek (Getty Images / © Jackie Bale)

New theory explaining evolution proposed

Rae Hodge
Western lowland gorilla (Getty Images/Anup Shah)

Gorillas are under extreme threat

Assaf Levy
Colorful toucan in forest (Getty Images/Waldemar Seehagen)

Filling in biodiversity knowledge gaps

Ana Clara Faria
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Ocean Current (Getty Images)

The ocean is shattering heat records

Max Graham - Grist
Common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) in flight (Getty Images/imageBROKER/Dieter Mahlke)

Solar farms drive away bats

Elizabeth Hlavinka
A tubular hydrothermal vent that releases hot water, known as a "black smoker", in the Pacific Ocean (Getty Images/Ralph White)

Deep sea creatures impacted by mining

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Butterfly specimens in research lab (Getty Images/Inti St Clair)

Many new species are already gone

Katarina Zimmer - Undark
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A selection of deep-sea specimens from the Natural History Museum in London's collection. (Trustees of the Natural History Museum London)

5,000 new species threatened by mining

Matthew Rozsa
Waterfall in Green Forest (Getty Images/Constantine Johnny)

Want to protect nature? Pay people

Matthew Rozsa
The rare white-letter hairstreak butterfly was spotted in Scotland for the first time since 1884. (Ian Kirk/Wikipedia)

Britain’s biodiversity crisis

Joseph Lee - Grist
Harvesting alfalfa crop, aerial view. (Getty Images)

Adjusting farming for climate change

Derek Lynch - The Conversation
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Autumn Trees at Walden Pond (Getty Images/Mick Roessler)

Fact-checking Thoreau’s observations

Tara K. Miller, Richard B. Primack, Abe Miller-Rushing - The Conversation
Red fox cub with parent (Vulpes vulpes) (Getty Images/James Warwick)

How systemic racism hurts urban wildlife

Troy Farah
Colorful sunset overlooking the Colorado River deep in the Grand Canyon (Dean Fikar/Getty Images)

Colorado River Basin wildlife threatened

Tara Lohan - The Revelator
Fractals of Romanesco broccoli and fern leaves (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Why are there patterns in nature?

Maxim Lavrentovich - The Conversation
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