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Brian Anderson

Brian Anderson

Former Biodiversity Editor

Latest articles by Brian Anderson

One Good Thing
One Good Thing: A soothing tabletop game about birdsOne Good Thing: A soothing tabletop game about birds
One Good Thing

Wingspan is ultimately about biodiversity, but I can’t help but see it fitting into a broader cultural reckoning.

By Brian Anderson
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
10 things we learned about Earth since the last Earth Day
Down to Earth

The secret to wombat poop, how skies turn orange, and what a cold ocean blob could mean for the climate.

By Benji Jones and Brian Anderson
Down to Earth, our project on the biodiversity crisis, explained
Climate

Why a reporting initiative on the science, politics, and economics of an ecological catastrophe is so badly needed.

By Eliza Barclay and Brian Anderson