How Life on Earth Adapts to You and Me

From Chernobyl wolves to tuskless elephants [TED Talks Daily]( [Shane Campbell-Staton - TED Talk]( SHANE CAMPBELL-STATON - 12 min [How life on Earth adapts to you and me]( We tend to think of evolution as a slow, gradual process playing out over millions of years. But evolutionary biologist Shane Campbell-Staton says nature is now changing at breakneck speed to keep up with the world humanity has built. From tuskless elephants who escape poachers to wolves living in the radioactive Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Campbell-Staton unpacks how life is rapidly adapting in surprising ways — and asks us to rethink how we can protect the planet's biodiversity. ([Read transcript]() [Watch now]( [Watch now](   Trending [Marisa G. Franco - TED Talk]( Marisa G. Franco - 32 min The secret to making new friends as an adult]( [Anu Puusa - TED Talk]( Anu Puusa - 12 min [The case for co-ops, the invisible giant of the economy]( [Stephanie Honchell Smith - TED-Ed]( Stephanie Honchell Smith - 6 min [The Taj Mahal: A monument to eternal love](   Explore TED Membership [TED Membership exclusive]( [Get special access to TED's climate conference]( What can you do to create a better future for our planet? Become a TED Member by July 14 and receive a virtual session pass to the upcoming TED Countdown Summit, where you'll hear timely, urgent talks featuring solutions to our climate crisis. [RSVP now]( [RSVP now](   Follow TED [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [TikTok]( Get the TED app [Download on the App Store]( [Get it on Google Play]( Copyright © 2023 TED, All rights reserved. You received this email because you subscribed to it on TED.com. Was this forwarded by a friend? You can sign up here: [ted.com/newsletter]( Our mailing address is 330 Hudson St Fl 12, NY, NY 10013. [Unsubscribe]( | [Update preferences]( | [View in browser](