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Pre-industrial cities weren’t green paradises—they were extractive machines that stripped forests from hundreds of miles away, destroyed watersheds, and even dug up graves for fuel. Guangzhou’s wood supply chain reveals the brutal logistics behind every ancient meal, proving that the ‘sustainable’ past is a myth.
Hundreds of ancient earthworks are emerging from the Amazon as deforestation strips away the canopy — revealing sophisticated pre-Columbian societies that rewrite human history. But the same chainsaws exposing these sites are destroying the evidence needed to understand them. Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse got the wonder right and the story completely wrong.
The Hendra virus outbreak in Australia proves that human encroachment, not wildlife, is the real driver of pandemics. By clearing forests and pushing into animal habitats, we create the conditions for deadly spillovers. It’s time to stop blaming bats and start looking in the mirror.