Leigh Phillips

Leigh Phillips is a science journalist and the co-author of The People’s Republic of Walmart.

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  1. The Awkward Truth About Extinction

    The disappearance of species is destructive, but it’s also one of the most natural, creative forces on Earth.

    Leigh Phillips
    A graphic illustration of a cephalopod drawing overlaid on a landscape mutating from natural (sepia-toned) to human-influenced (color)
    Illustration by Joanne Imperio / The Atlantic. Source: Sepia Times / Getty.