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Benji Jones

Benji Jones

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Benji Jones

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    An Indigenous firefighter explains how to better manage wildfiresAn Indigenous firefighter explains how to better manage wildfires
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    “This is certainly unprecedented in my career in firefighting.”

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    Seashells changed the world. Now they’re teaching us about the future of the oceans.Seashells changed the world. Now they’re teaching us about the future of the oceans.
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    In The Sound of the Sea, environmental journalist Cynthia Barnett explores the history and science of shells.

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    Animals are shrinking. Blame climate change.Animals are shrinking. Blame climate change.
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    Many birds, mammals, and fish seem to get smaller as the temperature rises.

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    A European butterfly bonanza starts with caterpillars 4,000 miles awayA European butterfly bonanza starts with caterpillars 4,000 miles away
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    They say a butterfly’s wing could change the weather. How is the weather changing butterflies?

    By Benji Jones
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    Salamanders have a secret to surviving climate changeSalamanders have a secret to surviving climate change
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    These slippery amphibians are teaching scientists about the power of adaptation and the limits of prediction.

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    Indigenous people are the world’s biggest conservationists, but they rarely get credit for it
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    More than 30 percent of the Earth is already conserved. Thank Indigenous people and local communities.

    By Benji Jones
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    Where could the next coronavirus jump to humans? New research offers clues.Where could the next coronavirus jump to humans? New research offers clues.
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    Scientists mapped regions where new coronaviruses may be most likely to spread from wildlife to people.

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    These frogs need poison to survive. Humans are messing with their supply.These frogs need poison to survive. Humans are messing with their supply.
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    What’s a poison frog without its poison?

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    These dogs, birds, and squirrels are stuffing their faces with Brood X cicadasThese dogs, birds, and squirrels are stuffing their faces with Brood X cicadas
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    They’re filling up while the filling’s good.

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    Why the US won’t join the single most important treaty to protect natureWhy the US won’t join the single most important treaty to protect nature
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    America’s absence hurts global efforts to avert species extinction.

    By Benji Jones