Edward Osborne Wilson (10.06.1929 - 26.12.2021)
Zmarł E.O. Wilson, zwany "współczesnym Darwinem" i "ojcem socjobiologii"27.12.2021
Zmarł Edward O. Wilson, amerykański naukowiec nazywany "współczesnym Darwinem" i "ojcem socjobiologii", jeden z najbardziej wpływowych współczesnych naukowców świata. Miał 92 lata.Wilson uważany jest za jednego z czołowych biologów i przyrodoznawców na świecie. (...)
https://naukawpolsce.pl/aktualnosci/news%2C90776%2Czmarl-eo-wilson-zwany-wspolczesnym-darwinem-i-ojcem-socjobiologii.htmlE.O. Wilson Writes Article for Sierra Club Magazine on Why We Need the Half-Earth SolutionDec 16, 2016
(...) Only by committing half of the planet’s surface to nature can we hope to save the immensity of life-forms that compose it. Unless humanity learns a great deal more about global biodiversity and moves quickly to protect it, we will soon lose most of the species composing life on Earth. The Half-Earth proposal offers a first, emergency solution commensurate with the magnitude of the problem: By setting aside half the planet in reserve, we can save the living part of the environment and achieve the stabilization required for our own survival. (...)
https://eowilsonfoundation.org/e-o-wilson-writes-article-for-sierra-club-magazine-on-why-we-need-the-half-earth-solution/Letter: A bold plan for the planetNorth Jersey
The Earth is about 3.8 billion years old, and has experienced five great extinctions of plants and animals. The last took place about 65 million years ago, when a giant asteroid slammed into Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula.
In the words of biologist and author Edward O. Wilson, the asteroid impact “rang the planet like a bell,” causing volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, acid rain and a tsunami that raced across the globe. Soot in the atmosphere blocked sunlight and brought on a prolonged cold. Seventy percent of the Earth’s species disappeared forever, including the last of the dinosaurs. (...)
https://eu.northjersey.com/story/opinion/readers/2017/08/31/letter-bold-plan-planet/622891001/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/27/science/eo-wilson-dead.htmlhttps://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/obituary-modern-day-darwin-eo-wilson-dies-92-2021-12-27/https://www.quantamagazine.org/videos/eo-wilson/
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