Click Here to Read: More women view climate change as their number one political issue: A new report shows a growing gender gap among people who vote with environmental issues in mind by Jessica Kutz in the 19th News(letter) on April 14, 2025.
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Category: Science
Scientists Revive the Dire Wolf, or Something Close
Click Here to Read: Scientists Revive the Dire Wolf, or Something Close: Dire wolves, made famous by “Game of Thrones,” went extinct some 13,000 years ago. Now, researchers have bred gray-wolf pups that carry genes of their ancient cousins By Carl Zimmer in The New York Times on April 7. 2025.
Reconstruction of Canis dirus (dire wolf) (Pleistocene, North America) Image: James St. John Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
The AI Power Play: How ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Others Are Shaping the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Ukraine’s Ravaged Environment
Click Here to Read: Ukraine’s Ravaged Environment. Fires and smoke foul the air. Toxins seep into the earth and water. Habitats for wildlife disappear. Experts call it ecocide By Brendan Hoffman and Evelina Riabenko Photographs and Video by Brendan Hoffman in The New York Times on April 2, 2025.
Ukraine location map. Image: NordNordWest Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
Trump Administration Has Begun a War on Science, Researchers Say
Click Here to Read: Trump Administration Has Begun a War on Science, Researchers Say: Nearly 2,000 scientists urged that Congress restore funding to federal agencies decimated by recent cuts by Benjamin Mueller in The New York Times on March 31, 2025.
AFGE leaders and activists, other union members and environmental activists hold a rally in Washington, D.C. in support of EPA employees and the good work they do to protect our environment.image: AFGE Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.