Science

50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: February 2023

1973 Mount Everest is not the best “According to Robert L. Birch, the tallest mountain is probably Mount Chimborazo in the Ecuadorian Andes. Everest is 29,028 feet above sea level and Chimborazo he is 20,561 feet above sea level. However,…

How Water Finally Became a Climate Change Priority

Last year, the world watched as extreme heat and drought killed people in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, and floods devastated parts of Pakistan and the Philippines. This year we have seen torrential rains submerge parts of the California coast. These…

A ‘De-Extinction’ Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo

Colossal Biosciences, the headline-grabbing, venture capital-funded juggernaut of endangered species science, announced plans to revive the dodo on January 31st. It is debatable whether it is feasible to “resurrect” the appearance of extinct flightless birds. The company, founded in 2021…