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Benji Jones

Benji Jones

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Benji Jones

    The manatees are starving
    Down to Earth

    Florida’s beloved “sea cows” shouldn’t have to eat lettuce. Yet here we are.

    By Benji Jones
    Down to Earth
    The extinction crisis that no one’s talking aboutThe extinction crisis that no one’s talking about
    Down to Earth

    Coffee, wine, and wheat varieties are among the foods we could lose forever.

    By Benji Jones
    Down to Earth
    A new theory helps explain the epic mystery of bird migrationA new theory helps explain the epic mystery of bird migration
    Down to Earth

    Birds are way better than people at finding their way. Here’s one reason why.

    By Benji Jones
    The animal that’s everywhere and nowhere
    Climate

    Axolotls are among the most widespread amphibians on Earth. In the wild, they’re almost extinct.

    By Benji Jones
    Down to Earth
    This map may make you feel better about the state of the planetThis map may make you feel better about the state of the planet
    Down to Earth

    Here’s where nature is, in fact, healing.

    By Benji Jones
    Down to Earth
    Earth is running low on wildlife. Plants will be next.Earth is running low on wildlife. Plants will be next.
    Down to Earth

    Many plants need to migrate to survive climate change, but they’re losing their animal rides.

    By Benji Jones
    Down to Earth
    This legendary 92-year-old biologist has some advice for saving EarthThis legendary 92-year-old biologist has some advice for saving Earth
    Down to Earth

    E.O. Wilson, who was considered a modern-day Darwin, wanted you to go out and look for new species.

    By Benji Jones
    These 11 kinds of animals had a pivotal 2021
    Down to Earth

    Each of them teaches a lesson for us to carry into 2022.

    By Brian Anderson and Benji Jones
    2021 was a game-changing year for trees
    Down to Earth

    Could this be the decade we stop cutting down forests?

    By Benji Jones
    The monarch is falling victim to a real-life butterfly effect
    Down to Earth

    The decline of monarchs that overwinter in Mexico starts thousands of miles away — in US farmland.

    By Benji Jones