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The busy enviro's cheat sheet to what's happening on our planet

By Paul Rauber July 28, 2016

In this story: climate change, politics, endangered species

Coral bleaching, caused by unnaturally warm water temperatures, is killing reefs in the equatorial Pacific, including as much as half of the Great Barrier Reef.

Coyote America: An Excerpt

"Morning in America"

By Dan Flores July 5, 2016

In this story: books, wildlife, endangered species

The Bright Lights of These Little Bugs Are Dimming

How researchers and citizen scientists are tracking firefly populations and supporting conservation efforts

By Jennifer Cole June 15, 2026

In this story: insects, endangered species, conservation, animals, wildlife

The Thylacines Among Us

By Crispin Andrews July 7, 2016

In this story: endangered species, animals

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By Paul Rauber June 6, 2016

In this story: climate change, politics, drilling, wolves, endangered species

SeaWorld declares that it will end the captive breeding of orcas

Saving Darwin’s Finches

By Emily Mount May 16, 2016

In this story: wildlife, birds, endangered species

Inherit the Dust

By Michaella Sheridan May 16, 2016

In this story: saving wild places, wildlife, endangered species, photography

Too Cute to Survive?

The world's cutest creature is also one of its most elusive

By Aliyah Kovner April 6, 2016

In this story: wildlife, endangered species, activism

One of very few images of the camera-shy Chinese Ili pika.

Gators in the Sewer, Snakes in the Sky

By Mikey Jane Moran February 24, 2016

In this story: books, endangered species, science

Eyes Wide Open

February 11, 2016

In this story: photography, animals, endangered species, lifestyle, wildlife

This male Celebes crested macaque (Macaca nigra) was photographed in Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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