You are here: Home / Archives for species

Species loss accelerating globally, more and more extinctions occurring

By

Nov. 12, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Eminent Harvard biologist E.O. Wilson says that fully half of the planet's higher life forms could be gone within 100 years, joining the dodo bird, sketched here, which has been extinct since the 17th century and whose fate was directly attributable to human activity. (Thinkstock)

Overhunting, deforestation, pollution, extinction

Filed Under: Earth and Environment Tagged With: , , , , ,

EarthTalk: Living near a gas station? Species Survival Plan?

By

March 30, 2009   Leave a Comment  

earthtalkssp_70

Dear EarthTalk: I am looking at possibly buying a house that is very close to a gasoline station. Is it safe to live so close to a gas station? What concerns should I have? I have toddler and infant babies. — Ranjeeta, Houston, TX Despite all the modern health and safety guidelines they must follow, [...]

Filed Under: Earth and Environment, Life, The Magazine Tagged With: , , , , , ,