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Benji Jones

Benji Jones

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Benji Jones

    Down to Earth
    Something weird is happening to these Alpine goats. Scientists say it’s an ominous sign.Something weird is happening to these Alpine goats. Scientists say it’s an ominous sign.
    Down to Earth

    Climate change and other human impacts are turning some animals nocturnal.

    By Benji Jones
    Down to Earth
    Should we cut down trees to save them? The answer is complicated.Should we cut down trees to save them? The answer is complicated.
    Down to Earth

    At the center of a controversial new proposal to limit logging are very, very old trees.

    By Benji Jones
    The ridiculously stupid reason the US is letting animals spiral toward oblivion
    Down to Earth

    Good God, give this US agency a few more dollars to stop a mass extinction.

    By Benji Jones
    Welcome to the extinction capital of the world
    Down to Earth

    Our planet faces a mass extinction. I visited ground zero.

    By Benji Jones
    Climate
    Hurricanes are surprising meteorologists with how rapidly they intensifyHurricanes are surprising meteorologists with how rapidly they intensify
    Climate

    Hurricane Otis defied forecasts and exploded into a deadly storm overnight.

    By Umair Irfan and Benji Jones
    Down to Earth
    Water-hungry golf courses plague Arizona’s native javelina-filled landscapeWater-hungry golf courses plague Arizona’s native javelina-filled landscape
    Down to Earth

    A herd of javelinas damaged a ritzy golf course in Arizona. Golf courses have done more damage.

    By Benji Jones
    These strange underwater animals could save our lives. If we don’t destroy them first.
    Down to Earth

    Deep-sea mining threatens the world’s untapped and unknown underwater pharmacies.

    By Benji Jones
    Down to Earth
    It’s not just Paris. There’s a “global resurgence” of bedbugs.It’s not just Paris. There’s a “global resurgence” of bedbugs.
    Down to Earth

    It’s a bedbug’s world now. We’re just sleeping in it.

    By Benji Jones
    Down to Earth
    It’s clearer than ever that we’re pushing the Amazon rainforest to its dreaded demiseIt’s clearer than ever that we’re pushing the Amazon rainforest to its dreaded demise
    Down to Earth

    Human survival depends on this iconic ecosystem, and only one thing will save it.

    By Benji Jones
    Scientists will unleash an army of crabs to help save Florida’s dying reef
    Down to Earth

    Not all heroes wear capes. Some are crabs.

    By Benji Jones

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