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Benji Jones

Benji Jones

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Benji Jones

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    The fate of this beloved American creature is in Trump’s handsThe fate of this beloved American creature is in Trump’s hands
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    Trump says he’s pro-America. Will his administration protect its most iconic butterfly?

    By Benji Jones
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    Oops, we accidentally drugged the world’s fishOops, we accidentally drugged the world’s fish
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    The bizarre link between your anti-anxiety drugs and salmon.

    By Benji Jones
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    The extraordinary reason why scientists are collecting sea turtle tearsThe extraordinary reason why scientists are collecting sea turtle tears
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    Researchers are hoping they may unlock one of animal biology’s greatest mysteries.

    By Benji Jones
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    A marine biologist discovered something incredible in a beer bottle on the seafloorA marine biologist discovered something incredible in a beer bottle on the seafloor
    Down to Earth

    Sometimes nature thrives in the most unlikely places.

    By Benji Jones
    We got rid of acid rain. Now something scarier is falling from the sky.
    Climate

    Here’s why you should never, ever drink the rain.

    By Benji Jones
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    This animal is on the edge of extinction. Trump just fired the people trying to save it.This animal is on the edge of extinction. Trump just fired the people trying to save it.
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    Job cuts and frozen funding could inch one of the world’s rarest species even closer to extinction.

    By Benji Jones
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    Florida’s iconic corals aren’t having babies anymore. Scientists are alarmed.Florida’s iconic corals aren’t having babies anymore. Scientists are alarmed.
    Down to Earth

    A baby bust threatens the future of an already struggling reef.

    By Benji Jones
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    Trump’s job cuts at this overlooked agency put every American at riskTrump’s job cuts at this overlooked agency put every American at risk
    Down to Earth

    A “wholesale decimation of expertise” threatens the natural resources we all rely on, a former top government official tells Vox.

    By Benji Jones
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    The crisis coming for our national parks, explained in two chartsThe crisis coming for our national parks, explained in two charts
    Down to Earth

    Parks were already facing a staffing problem. Then came the government purge.

    By Benji Jones
    Leaked emails show the nation’s leading wildlife agency has halted critical funding for conservation
    Down to Earth

    Exclusive: The US Fish and Wildlife Service has frozen millions of dollars, imperiling animals abroad.

    By Benji Jones