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Benji Jones

Benji Jones

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Benji Jones

    Down to Earth
    The race to find 2,100 missing species before they go extinctThe race to find 2,100 missing species before they go extinct
    Podcast
    Down to Earth

    Many animals aren’t endangered or extinct — they’re missing. Species detectives are trying to track them down.

    By Benji Jones
    Politics
    How Jackson, Mississippi, ran out of waterHow Jackson, Mississippi, ran out of water
    Politics

    A crisis that’s left thousands of residents with no running water was decades in the making.

    By Benji Jones
    Science
    How melting glaciers fueled Pakistan’s fatal floodsHow melting glaciers fueled Pakistan’s fatal floods
    Science

    Pakistan has more than 7,000 glaciers. Climate change is melting them into floodwater.

    By Benji Jones
    Science
    The Colorado River drought is coming for your winter veggiesThe Colorado River drought is coming for your winter veggies
    Science

    The river waters a lot of our food. What happens as it dries up?

    By Benji Jones
    Science
    Hidden inside the Inflation Reduction Act: $20 billion to help fix our farmsHidden inside the Inflation Reduction Act: $20 billion to help fix our farms
    Science

    Farming often harms the environment. Biden’s inflation bill could help blunt its impact.

    By Benji Jones
    Down to Earth
    Listen to the heartbeat of the largest animal to have ever livedListen to the heartbeat of the largest animal to have ever lived
    Down to Earth

    Scientists are measuring whale heartbeats to unravel one of biology’s biggest mysteries.

    By Benji Jones
    Down to Earth
    Meanwhile, Congress is set to pass a huge wildlife conservation bill with bipartisan supportMeanwhile, Congress is set to pass a huge wildlife conservation bill with bipartisan support
    Down to Earth

    Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would funnel millions of dollars into saving overlooked species.

    By Benji Jones
    Why scientists are desperate to find a salamander that’s been missing for 71 years
    Down to Earth

    More than 2,000 species worldwide are considered lost. Could finding them avert extinctions?

    By Benji Jones
    Climate
    It’s so hot in Europe that roads are literally bucklingIt’s so hot in Europe that roads are literally buckling
    Climate

    The world wasn’t built for this heat.

    By Neel Dhanesha and Benji Jones
    Down to Earth
    Otters are thriving in … Iowa?Otters are thriving in … Iowa?
    Down to Earth

    My home state seemed far from a natural paradise. Then I found an otter.

    By Benji Jones