Why did behaviorally modern humans and no other multicellular species in the history of the Earth gain the capacity to transform an entire planet? Biology alone cannot explain this – Homo sapiens is just another …
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Now that we’re busy hacking the planet, we need all the help we can get. We humans are pretty good at solving complex problems like choosing the next move in chess- better than most machines. …
Yet another Anthropocene indicator...
Seismometers Worldwide Detect Decrease in Human Activity Amid Coronavirus Lockdowns https://gizmodo-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/gizmodo.com/seismometers-worldwide-detect-decrease-in-human-activit-1842526497/amp?amp_js_v=0.1
Representation in protected areas of environmental conditions across species' habitats is inadequate for c.90% of birds/mammals/amphibians. Expanding existing PAs to cover gaps needs 34% of land. Nice blog: https://natureecoevocommunity.nature.com/users/367938-jeffrey-hanson/posts/63979-conserving-species-niches Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2138-7.pdf #BirdLifeScience
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