We don't give much love to prairies, but in some places they're disappearing faster than the Amazon. Grass from the past. illustration by Allan Davey Global cleanups pull plastic from oceans and pledge drives guard rainforests, but grasslands get very little love. Only 5 percent of Earth’s remaining meadows are preserved, making them the least-protected biome. Humans have already destroyed more th
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