Jason P. Dinh

1 month ago | atmos.earth | Jason P. Dinh

Phoenix of Gaza XR reimagines the city’s future beyond Israel’s bombings and besiegement, letting visitors relish in a quotidian hum of life. It was a blustery February day in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Gusts of nearly 50 miles per hour whipped me around the icy sidewalks as I approached the metro station. My destination?

1 month ago | atmos.earth | Jason P. Dinh

The bestselling author says our inability to fix solvable crises—including climate change—is an indictment of our empathy and shared humanity. You might be surprised to learn that John Green is a tuberculosis activist. If you’re like me, you recognize Green as the author of best-selling young adult novels such as The Fault in Our Stars and Looking for Alaska.

2 months ago | atmos.earth | Jason P. Dinh

Paul Hawken argues that the climate crisis stems from a deeper issue of human society: We have severed ourselves from nature and the natural flow of carbon. Carbon is a paradox. It’s the element of life, an essential building block of every living entity on Earth.

2 months ago | atmos.earth | Jason P. Dinh

Eavesdropping parasites forced Hawaii’s crickets to evolve hushed mating songs, but a new study finds that the parasites might be evolving their hearing in turn. There’s a real-life version of A Quiet Place playing out in Hawaii—and a study published today shows that the deadly eavesdroppers are evolving as we speak.

Jan 29, 2025 | atmos.earth | Jason P. Dinh

01.29.2025 A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biobank could shape how biotechnology will fit into mainstream conservation for centuries to come.