Vulnerable here, endangered there, threatened over yonder. What do all these classification systems mean for the future of our largest living land animals?
The impacts of climate change are all around us, particularly in the form of floods and sea level rise. See what government reports, research papers and (yes) even novels made it onto my Best of 2016 Climate Literature list.
Against the backdrop of crisis in untreatable or nearly untreatable infections, sales of antibiotics for use in livestock -- which help drive this epidemic -- just keep surging upwards.
As we close out 2016 and prepare for the challenges of an incoming administration, many are worried that progress in combating climate change and working toward a society where all can prosper could stall.
