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Scientific American

Science Travel

The World’s Northernmost Town Is Changing Dramatically

Climate change is bringing tourism and tension to Longyearbyen on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.

Gloria Dickie Scientific American May 2021 15min Permalink

Science

How China’s 'Bat Woman' Hunted Down Viruses

Wuhan-based virologist Shi Zhengli has identified dozens of deadly SARS-like viruses in bat caves, and she warns there are more out there

Jane Qiu Scientific American Apr 2020 30min Permalink

Science

Can Wolves Bring Back Wilderness?

The history of canis lupus in America, up to the present day.

Jason Mark Scientific American Oct 2015 55min Permalink

Science

What Will Happen in Vegas Won't Stay in Vegas

On the rapid disintegration of the ecosystem in Las Vegas.

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Excerpted from The Next Species: The Future of Evolution in the Aftermath of Man.

Michael Tennesen Scientific American Apr 2015 10min Permalink