Biodiversity and pandemics, Japan's monkey queen smashing the patriarchy, & more!

Matt, Nick and Giselle talk about how biodiversity impacts the development of pandemics (Opinion: Why protecting the planet is essential to preventing future pandemics - CNN),

Countries moving cities in response to climate change (Indonesia Sets 2024 Deadline to Move Its New Capital to Borneo - Bloomberg News)

Chemicals, plastics, pesticides, and other pollution impacting global ecosystems (Chemical pollution has passed safe limit for humanity, say scientists | Pollution | The Guardian),

Air pollution’s impact on the ability of butterflies and bees to smell crops and wildflowers (Scientists find there are 70% fewer pollinators, due to air pollution (openaccessgovernment.org)),

And the patriarchy-smashing Japanese macaque’s love triangle presenting a threat to her alpha status Japan’s Monkey Queen Faces Challenge to Her Reign: Mating Season - The New York Times (nytimes.com)!