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Benji Jones

Benji Jones

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Benji Jones

    The tiny lizard that will test Trump’s “drill, baby, drill” agenda
    Down to Earth

    In the oil-rich Permian Basin, the dunes sagebrush lizard faces extinction. Will Trump do it in?

    By Benji Jones
    The far right is going … green?
    Climate

    Something strange is happening inside the environmental movement.

    By Benji Jones
    Down to Earth
    Hate rats? Then you won’t love this new study.Hate rats? Then you won’t love this new study.
    Down to Earth

    Climate change is, unfortunately, giving rats a boost, a new study found.

    By Benji Jones
    Down to Earth
    Why does Trump hate this tiny fish so much?Why does Trump hate this tiny fish so much?
    Down to Earth

    How a tiny fish got caught up in a misinformation storm about the LA wildfires.

    By Benji Jones
    Why thousands of people are traveling to one country to see these birds
    Down to Earth

    An unexpected industry is booming in Colombia. Here’s why that’s a good thing.

    By Benji Jones
    Climate
    9 stories that prove not all hope is lost for climate progress9 stories that prove not all hope is lost for climate progress
    Climate

    During the hottest year ever, these moments provided a silver lining.

    By Umair Irfan, Paige Vega and 2 more
    The adorable reason why all of Amy Sedaris’s stuff has holes in it
    Down to Earth

    She’s an expert in funny, but her relationship with rabbits is very serious.

    By Benji Jones
    Down to Earth
    This is how many animals could go extinct from climate change This is how many animals could go extinct from climate change 
    Down to Earth

    Even a single degree of warming can have devastating consequences for the natural world.

    By Benji Jones
    ¿Por qué miles de personas viajan a un país para ver sus aves?
    Down to Earth

    Una industria inesperada está en auge en Colombia. Esto es lo que la hace tan positiva.

    By Benji Jones
    Climate
    Scientists are measuring burps and farts. It could help save the planet.Scientists are measuring burps and farts. It could help save the planet.
    Climate

    Cutting-edge burp detectors are the climate solution we need.

    By Benji Jones