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From flu-ridden sea lions to elephant die-offs, mass mortality events are becoming more common. We understand very little about their repercussions.

Botanists have been searching for years for a living specimen of a mysterious, rare oak tree called Quercus tardifolia. Now they’ve found it.

I’ve reported on Covid-19, and even I’m starting to check out. But it’s an understandable, even natural response to what we’ve endured.

How one 90-year ecological mystery reveals the complexities of conservation—and the problems with the “endangered species” approach.

We’ve heard repeatedly from the country’s vaccine resisters. But what about the people who follow the rules? They’re ignored and forgotten—and they are in pain.

Celebrities, athletes, and pundits are dodging questions about their vaccination status by saying health decisions are personal. This is a cowardly cop-out that harms public health.

America’s Covid-19 vaccination drive is turning mundane, desolate spaces into sites of improbable joy and hope.

The return of the lab-leak thesis reveals that we’re grappling for closure amid a pandemic that is still raging.

In Florida, scientists want to kill it. In Southeast Asia, they want to save it. And they’re working together.