Biology

(Recorded January 20th, 2025) Description We are alive at a critical juncture for human civilization, and the biosphere, where the pursuit and accumulation of power – accelerated by technology and AI – increasingly threatens the support systems of the diversity and majesty of complex life on Earth. These high stakes of our

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Introduction The ocean absorbs 90 percent of the excess heat generated by burning fossil fuels and deforestation. Climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions is the primary driver of long-term global warming. Today, humanity is officially in uncharted waters. According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, in February 2024, the

Los Angeles is burning, but it isn’t alone.

In my continuing pursuit of humility as an antidote to modernity’s human supremacy illness, the atoms that constitute who I am take issue with lofty and self-aggrandizing concepts of idealism, dualism, and free will—replaced by the unflattering material world and its staggering wealth of emergent complexity. I have

Only in the last moment in history has the delusion arisen that people can flourish apart from the rest of the living world.

Coley’s Toxins, also known as Coley’s vaccine or Coley’s fluid, are a mixture of toxins filtered from killed bacteria of species Streptococcus pyogenes and Serratia marcescens. Developed by William Coley, a surgical oncologist in the late 19th century, these toxins were used as a treatment for cancer.

The oceans are heating up as the planet warms. This past year, 2024, was the warmest ever measured for the global ocean, following a record-breaking 2023.

Martino Newcombe runs a small farm in Co.

Preserving biodiversity is among the most urgent issues of our time, and it needs to be addressed regionally to succeed. This article was produced by Earth | Food | Life, a project of the Independent Media Institute. Anthropogenic climate change and biodiversity loss are the most pressing issues for our planet. Carbon

Monarch butterflies are among the most beloved insects in North America.

I’ve written at length about how to make change.

Happy Newt Year! Those who have followed me for a long time have probably noticed a marked uptick in the frequency of newt mentions in the last few years.

Bill Gates is funding research to develop “flying vaccinators,” which are genetically modified mosquitoes designed to deliver vaccines. The project is being conducted by researchers at Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands.  The goal is to combat malaria by using these mosquitoes to administer vaccines without causing significant illness.