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  • Nature & Wildlife

    People Making Positive Change for the Planet

    May 19, 2026 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    More-than-human animals predate humans on Earth by approximately 500 million to more than 800 million years. While modern humans (Homo sapiens) have existed for only about 300,000 years, the first animal life (likely sponges) appeared in the ocean hundreds of millions of years prior to the human lineage.

  • Canada & the North

    Canceled Oil Leases in a Quickly Changing Arctic

    Sep 26, 2023 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—one of the world’s most breathtaking natural wonders and culturally significant areas—received some much-needed support recently. In early September 2023, President Biden canceled the last seven gas and oil leases there.