America’s national parks give us the rare opportunity to see a star-filled night sky — a window on nature that most of us who live anywhere near a town or developed area have probably never truly witnessed. But even in the wilds of our national parks the experience can sometimes elude us, if the night [...]
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Natural Areas of the Future May Be Cities
A baby born in India was recently selected to represent the seven billionth person added to the world. It’s clear that Homo sapiens sapiens, at least for now, aren’t in any eminent danger of going extinct. That can’t be said for many other species, however, that share this blue planet with us. In fact, our [...]