EnvironmentOctober 5, 2011
Poachers Wiping Out Rare Monkey in Tanzania
Stories by John R. Platt
John R. Platt is the editor of The Revelator. An award-winning environmental journalist, his work has appeared in Scientific American, Audubon, Motherboard, and numerous other magazines and publications. His "Extinction Countdown" column has run continuously since 2004 and has covered news and science related to more than 1,000 endangered species. John lives on the outskirts of Portland, Ore., where he finds himself surrounded by animals and cartoonists.
EnvironmentSeptember 30, 2011
South China Tiger Conservation Program Mourns Big Cat Lost in Tragic Fight
EnvironmentSeptember 27, 2011
South Korea Seeks to Protect Endangered Species in Demilitarized Zone
EnvironmentSeptember 22, 2011
Tunnels and Bridges Could Help Save Koalas from Extinction
EnvironmentSeptember 21, 2011
Natural Gas Company Fined $500,000 for Damaging Endangered Species Habitat
EnvironmentSeptember 15, 2011
Return of the Toxic Avenger: Rhino Advocate Proposes Poisoning Horns to Protect Them from Poachers
EnvironmentSeptember 13, 2011
Texas Wildfires Devastate Last Habitat for Endangered Houston Toad
EnvironmentSeptember 10, 2011
Last-of-Its-Kind Plant Could Get Federal Protection
EvolutionSeptember 7, 2011
Should Captive-Bred Chimpanzees Have Full Endangered Species Act Protection?
EnvironmentAugust 31, 2011
Thylacine Hunted into Extinction for No Reason, Study Reveals
EvolutionAugust 30, 2011
Newly Discovered Hawaiian Bird Could Already Be Extinct
EnvironmentAugust 24, 2011
Endangered Species Status Sought for `Don't Tread on Me' Rattlesnakes
EnvironmentAugust 24, 2011
Ecuadorian Hydroelectric Plant Could Cause Extinction of Rare Plant
EnvironmentAugust 17, 2011
Rediscoveries, Recovery and Other Good News for Endangered Species
EnvironmentAugust 16, 2011
Should Rwanda Relocate Humans to Make Room for Chimpanzees?
EnvironmentAugust 13, 2011
Dugong Deaths Way up Down Under
EnvironmentAugust 10, 2011
Baby Mountain Gorilla Rescued from Poachers
August 5, 2011
Can’t an Ugly, Slimy Bottom-Feeder Get Some Love?
Look at a hagfish and you’ll probably think it’s pretty icky. Don’t look at any hagfish and you’ll probably never think about them at all.
August 5, 2011
Can't an ugly, slimy bottom-feeder get some love?
August 4, 2011
DNA Test Proves Killed Cougar Migrated from South Dakota to Connecticut
If the eastern cougar (Puma concolor couguar) went extinct in the 1930s, as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) reported back in March, why do so many people in New England keep reporting cougar sightings?
EvolutionAugust 4, 2011
DNA test proves killed cougar migrated from South Dakota to Connecticut
Mind & BrainJune 1, 1960
How we see Straight Lines
In looking at a straight line, the eye can detect a lateral break that forms an image only .00001 centimeter wide on the retina. A new hypothesis holds that this ability is due to rapid scanning motions