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Down to Earth

Down to Earth

The biodiversity crisis, explained

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In defense of flies. Yes, really.

By Benji Jones

Introducing Down to Earth, our new project on the biodiversity crisis

By Eliza Barclay and Brian Anderson

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America’s best idea to protect its oceans has one big problem: It’s not working

By Benji Jones

A giant patch of seaweed is growing to record sizes in the Atlantic. Sorry, Florida.

By Benji Jones

A frightening virus is killing a massive number of wild birds

By Benji Jones

The most mysterious forests on Earth are underwater

By Benji Jones

Bringing back woolly mammoths and dodos is a bad idea

By Dayton Martindale

The worst-case scenario for drought on the Colorado River

By Umair Irfan

These adorable tiny owls are thriving in the most unlikely place

By Benji Jones

The largest habitat on Earth is finally getting protection

By Benji Jones

Palm oil is actually not that bad (anymore)

By Benji Jones

Honey bees are not in peril. These bees are.

By Benji Jones

The US was poised to pass the biggest environmental law in a generation. What went wrong?

By Benji Jones

The mystery of the mimic plant

By Benji Jones

Coming soon: Beef, coffee, and chocolate, without a side of environmental destruction

By Benji Jones

Can capitalism and nature coexist?

By Benji Jones

7 reasons our planet might not be doomed after all

By Benji Jones

The world has a new plan to save nature. Here’s how it works — and how it could fail.

By Benji Jones

World leaders are racing to protect nature — but the definition of one word is tripping them up

By Benji Jones

World leaders have 2 weeks to agree on a plan to save nature

By Benji Jones

No one knows what “nature-based solutions” are

By Benji Jones

The surprising value of a small patch of grass

By Benji Jones

What Lula’s stunning victory means for the imperiled Amazon rainforest

By Benji Jones

We want your feedback. Help Vox’s biodiversity reporting.

By Vox Staff

The strange, savage life of a freshwater mussel

By Benji Jones

Some people launder money. Other people launder cattle.

By Benji Jones

There’s a frightening new report about wildlife declines. But many are getting the story wrong.

By Benji Jones

These spectacular deep-sea creatures live in a potential mining hot spot

By Benji Jones

Earth’s future depends on the Amazon. This month, it’s up for a vote.

By Benji Jones

A better solution to Florida’s hurricane problem

By Benji Jones

Blowtorching spotted lanternflies is, in fact, a bad idea

By Benji Jones

The race to find 2,100 missing species before they go extinct

By Benji Jones

Hidden inside the Inflation Reduction Act: $20 billion to help fix our farms

By Benji Jones

Listen to the heartbeat of the largest animal to have ever lived

By Benji Jones

Meanwhile, Congress is set to pass a huge wildlife conservation bill with bipartisan support

By Benji Jones

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Why scientists are desperate to find a salamander that’s been missing for 71 years

More than 2,000 species worldwide are considered lost. Could finding them avert extinctions?

By Benji Jones

Beavers are heat wave heroes

By Benji Jones

Otters are thriving in … Iowa?

By Benji Jones

This could be the coolest summer of the rest of your life

By Benji Jones

How Yellowstone’s animals survive a catastrophic flood

By Benji Jones

A teensy, tiny glimmer of hope for polar bears

By Benji Jones

Why investors suddenly care about saving the environment

By Benji Jones

The pollution from Russia’s war will poison Ukraine for decades

By Benji Jones