extinction Archives - The American Scholar

The Shot Heard Around the World

By Gaia Vince | 09/16/2015 |

Why are we eager to save some animals and not others?

Extinction by Unnatural Selection

By Gaia Vince | 07/22/2015 |

Humans must decide which species will live on and which ones won’t

When to Say No

By Josie Glausiusz | 07/02/2014 |

Thoughtless collecting of animal specimens can hasten the decline of species

Podiatry for Rhinos

By Josie Glausiusz | 08/28/2013 |

Foot problems can lead to their deaths

Those Other Ancestors

By Priscilla Long | 05/08/2013 |

Neandertals were big, with bigger intellects than you might think