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For more than six decades, the influential biologist Edward O. Wilson has drawn connections between evolution, ecology and behavior, often sparking controversies inside and outside of science. This article appeared in Quanta Magazine on May 15, 2019 By Claudia Dreifus No one else in biology has ever had a career quite like that of Edward O. Wilson. One of the world’s leading authorities on ants, a

This article appeared May 7 in State of the Planet. By Cayte Bosler A landmark new United Nations report warns that the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, and that upwards of one million species are gravely at risk. I practice problem-solving life and death trade-offs for my assignments at Columbia University. This is a constant source of distress as I work on my masters in Sustainabilit

This article appeared on WBUR on May 7, 2019. By Barbara Moran A United Nations report released this week finds that around 1 million plant and animal species are threatened with extinction, with potentially devastating consequences for human health. This has consequences for New England, as development and climate change threaten everything from salt marshes to sea turtles. Biologist E.O. Wilson