What Are Wildlife Crossings, and Do They Work? By Lindsey Botts January 23, 2024 In "Crossings," Ben Goldfarb charts a course through the world of road ecology In this story: books, wildlife
How to Love an Oyster By Brendan Borrell January 21, 2024 The Pacific coast’s only native oyster is making a comeback, but it still needs a little help from its friends In this story: fish, oceans
NASA Project Helps Researchers Understand How the Arctic Is Responding to Climate Change By Saima Sidik January 14, 2024 Data from the Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment could help inform future policy and conservation measures for northern latitudes In this story: arctic, climate change, science
What Is Lichen? By Ashia Ajani January 7, 2024 Here's everything you need to know about one of nature's most symbiotic partnerships In this story: ecosystems, science
The Story of the Orcas and the Chinook Salmon By Ben Jealous January 6, 2024 An Endangered Species Act parable In this story: endangered species, fish, salmon
Scientists Are Turning to Invisible Microbes to Support Animal Conservation By Emily Driehaus January 4, 2024 Understanding animal and environmental microbiomes could be the key to successfully reintroducing captive animals to the wild In this story: animals, wildlife
The Rosy-Finch Moves in Mysterious Ways By Sara Van Note December 29, 2023 Why black and brown-capped rosy-finches are among the most threatened birds in North America In this story: birds, endangered species
Two Stoneflies Lead the Way for Conserving Other Uncharismatic Species By Hailey Smalley December 28, 2023 The Endangered Species Act protection of two alpine flies could help reshape the future of invertebrates worldwide In this story: endangered species, insects
Scientists Race to Find Out Why the Western Bumblebee Is Disappearing By Sarah Trent December 27, 2023 Bombus occidentalis was common across the West, but since the 1990s its numbers have plummeted In this story: bees, endangered species, hiking
The World's Second-Most-Famous Desert Pupfish Is in Trouble By Gordy Slack December 26, 2023 You wouldn't believe the lengths people go to protect these fish In this story: endangered species, fish