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  The PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award celebrates writing that exemplifies literary excellence on the subject of physical and biological sciences. The winner receives a cash award of $10,000 and will be honored at the PEN Literary Awards. The PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award was founded by scientist and author Dr. Edward O. Wilson, activist and actor Harrison Ford,

This post was originally published on NPR on January 16, 2019. David Greene talks to marine biologist James McClintock about how warming temperatures are impacting glaciers around the Antarctic Peninsula, and consequences of a global rise in sea level.   DAVID GREENE, HOST: Each year, we catch up with James McClintock. He’s a marine biologist with the University of Alabama, Birmingham w

This blog was originally published in the Valley Reporter, December 5, 2018. Half-Earth Here By George Schenk and Curt and Claire Lindberg On October 22nd nine Vermonters attended Half-Earth Day at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City. The event was sponsored by the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation to galvanize action on the worldwide crisis of accelerating human-cause