ICYMI: No Sex Please—We're Crayfish, "the Gas of Life," & More A weekly roundup for busy people By Paul Rauber February 9, 2018 In this story: climate change
One Instagrammer’s Quest for a More Inclusive Outdoor Community “Unlikely Hikers” busts up notions of who belongs in the wilderness By Jill K. Robinson February 8, 2018 In this story: hiking
A Wilderness Like No Other: Chile’s New Patagonia National Park A Christmastime adventure in Patagonia reveals new meanings of wilderness By Robin Walter February 7, 2018 In this story: hiking
Boundary Waters on the Brink Ivanka's landlord wants to mine America's most popular wilderness By Conor Mihell February 7, 2018 In this story: saving wild places, national parks
Yes, Animals Have Personalities—And They’re Altering Wildlife Biology Read about ENFJ dolphins and cliquey bugs in “Mousy Cats and Sheepish Coyotes” By Katie O'Reilly February 6, 2018 In this story: books, wildlife
How America’s Only Native Stork Saved Itself From Extinction Perhaps humankind would be wise to take a cue from the humble wood stork By Jill Neimark February 5, 2018 In this story: birds
Climate Change Makes Its Mark on Reefs Major bleaching events are happening By Jason Daley February 4, 2018 In this story: climate change
Plastic Waste Piles Up as China’s Ban Goes Into Effect What will the U.S. do now with the plastic China won’t take? By Katherine Wei February 3, 2018 In this story: recycling
Leader of Wildlife Trafficking Ring "Hydra" Arrested in Thailand But like its namesake, "you hack off one head and another one grows back" By Rachel Nuwer February 3, 2018
Shash Jáa National Monument Is an Insult, Say Tribes Rep. John Curtis's Bears Ears replacement is a threat to tribal sovereignty By Heather Smith February 2, 2018 In this story: saving wild places, activism, politics, monuments
"Baby Animals:" More Than Fluff The second season of Smithsonian Earth’s cutest series connects us with wildlife By Sam Schipani February 2, 2018 In this story: film, animals, Animal Pics
ICYMI: Porn Sharks, Talking Orcas, Ageless Naked Mole Rats, & More A weekly roundup for busy people By Paul Rauber February 2, 2018 In this story: climate change
The Southern Revolt Against Offshore Oil Drilling In South Carolina, opposition to Trump's drilling plan is a bipartisan affair By Andrea Cooper February 1, 2018 In this story: drilling, oil, oceans
February Astronomical Highlights: "Humanity Star" and a Trio of Planets Things new and old grace this month’s night sky By Kelly Kizer Whitt February 1, 2018 In this story: astronomy
Zinke Moves to Build Road Through an Alaskan Wilderness Area Interior secretary signed land swap involving Izembek National Wildlife Refuge By Sam Schipani January 31, 2018 In this story: public lands
Tilapia-Skin “Shoes” Help Bears Recover From Thomas Fire Burns One problem: The bears want to eat them By Carly Nairn January 30, 2018 In this story: wildlife
Climate Visionary Ursula K. Le Guin Consider these six works by the late author your required reading for 2018 By Michael Berry January 30, 2018 In this story: books
Himalaya Bound Michael Benanav chronicles the migration of the nomadic Van Gujjars By Michael Benanav January 29, 2018 In this story: hiking, wilderness
Hundreds Rally to Oppose Border Walls, Support Clean Dream Act Santa Ana is ground zero for fight to block destructive border wall By Daniel Blue Tyx January 28, 2018 In this story: national parks, monuments, saving wild places, activism
A Guilt-Free Day on the Slopes One adventurous family’s guide to the latest in ecofriendly snowboarding gear By Leslie Hsu Oh January 27, 2018 In this story: buyers' guide, adventure