I try to be realistic and pragmatic. I have a lot of hope for humanity as a species, but obviously as individuals we can be extremely flawed. We may have to go through some very terrible times in the near future, even if we ultimately survive as Homo sapiens.
Amphibians are dying out like crazy, and frogs and salamanders may be largely extinct by the end of the twenty-first century. Imagine an animal that … - Annalee Newitz
Amphibians are dying out like crazy, and frogs and salamanders may be largely extinct by the end of the twenty-first century. Imagine an animal that …
- Annalee Newitz
The fact is that humans have been shaping the genetics of what they eat for thousands of years. Genetic engineering simply speeds up the process that… - Annalee Newitz
The fact is that humans have been shaping the genetics of what they eat for thousands of years. Genetic engineering simply speeds up the process that…
If we return abruptly to a Miocene-like climate, it's reasonable to think that we would experience a lot of extinctions, and maybe even a mass extinc… - Annalee Newitz
If we return abruptly to a Miocene-like climate, it's reasonable to think that we would experience a lot of extinctions, and maybe even a mass extinc…
Eventually, humans invented agriculture, which could be understood as a way of turning the natural world into a tool for our use. There's evidence th… - Annalee Newitz
Eventually, humans invented agriculture, which could be understood as a way of turning the natural world into a tool for our use. There's evidence th…
To be fair, if we are having a mass extinction, we're in the early stages of it. I think it's knowing facts like that which has made me less fearful … - Annalee Newitz
To be fair, if we are having a mass extinction, we're in the early stages of it. I think it's knowing facts like that which has made me less fearful …
I try to be realistic and pragmatic. I have a lot of hope for humanity as a species, but obviously as individuals we can be extremely flawed. We may … - Annalee Newitz
I try to be realistic and pragmatic. I have a lot of hope for humanity as a species, but obviously as individuals we can be extremely flawed. We may …
The early Triassic was a period when the planet was recovering from the worst mass extinction it had ever known - that was the end Permian extinction… - Annalee Newitz
The early Triassic was a period when the planet was recovering from the worst mass extinction it had ever known - that was the end Permian extinction…
There are plenty of publicly-funded organizations and nonprofits that are trying to develop GMO crops that could help feed people in developing natio… - Annalee Newitz
There are plenty of publicly-funded organizations and nonprofits that are trying to develop GMO crops that could help feed people in developing natio…
So science alone cannot solve this problem [mass extinction of humans]. It's something that we can only tackle by bringing science together with cult… - Annalee Newitz
So science alone cannot solve this problem [mass extinction of humans]. It's something that we can only tackle by bringing science together with cult…
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