A topic we tackle in my class 'Issues in the Anthropocene' is whether climate engineering could be a tool for ecological restoration. I was asked to write something on this question for SRM360. Find my essay, together with those of Leonie Bossert and Paulo Artaxo, below. srm360.org/perspective/...

Really proud of how this latest episode of The Wild pod came out. Terrific production by Lucy Soucek, tender narration by Chris Morgan, gallons of humor and kindness from the Buffalo Boys. Please listen and share widely. Really grateful to be a scriptwriter for this show. omny.fm/shows/the-wi...

Tune in tomorrow night (Wednesday) to PBS's Human Footprint: The Vanishing Act, and you'll see me in a cameo talking about extinction....and deextinction. 9 pm EST. #HumanFootprintPBS #PBS #Nature #earth #anthropocene #wildlife #documentary #naturalhistory #extinction #NorthernWhiteRhinos

Game, set, match. electrek.co/2025/06/20/b...

Love these kinds of stories. www.bbc.com/news/article...

So obviously immoral....

It's time to go big in Britain. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

About bloody time......

The UK has so far to go to become comfortable with large carnivores. But as the evidence of their value builds, the tide will slowly shift. 🐺......(you heard it here first) besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Cows go 'moo,' right? But what other linguistically interesting things are going on? Turns out, there's plenty. Find out in my BBC Future story published today. www.bbc.com/future/artic...

It doesn't seem too far-fetched to imagine everyone would see the horrible cruelty in this and make changes to avoid it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Biotech has several roles in conservation - some seem good, while others are a bit questionable. My comments in this article are an attempt to thread the needle. atmos.earth/a-new-geneti...

The headline is a bit dismissive of the issue, unfortunately. These cases deserve to be taken seriously. www.bbc.com/news/article...

The myth that perfect deextinction is possible is remarkably sticky. Despite.....1/2 www.cnn.com/2025/01/16/s...

Ever fancied your chances of deextincting a dodo? Think again. I explain why in an article out today with YaleE360. e360.yale.edu/features/de-...

And even better......"Because the matter is squarely within the bounds of state law, he added, he did not see a pathway to appeal to the United States Supreme Court." www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/c...

This is an interesting example of how new technologies change social norms. Plus, opportunities to be an a-hole or a good citizen.

"Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated," said the EV. www.autobodynews.com/news/new-stu...

Proud to be a Montanan again. Turns out you can't write a constitution that promises to protect its citizens and then ignore it. montanafreepress.org/2024/12/18/m...

Chilly but rewarding.

Stokes has been terrific at giving climate hawks some hope ahead of January. Here's some more of it. Brava! e360.yale.edu/features/lea...

Fun fact from Ferris Jabr's Becoming Earth... A 15 gallon tank of gas contains 300 elephants-worth of compressed, ancient life.

Clean soul. www.caranddriver.com/news/a630955...

American Prairie offers an unusual model of philanthropy-based conservation in Montana. There have been bumps along the road. But they are doing good things. americanprairie.org/the-latest/s...

A touching, intergenerational story. www.bbc.com/news/article...

What's going to happen to the IRA's home energy rebate program? Any hot takes? (Please cheer me up).

Love this story about traversing difficult terrain. e360.yale.edu/features/wor...