Hanging with Dad
A male African jacana has his feathers full while navigating Botswana’s rich but treacherous wetlands.
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Starling-Studded Skies
A modern approach to a 19th-century photography technique celebrates both the art and science behind one of the planet’s most mesmerizing spectacles.
Saving Slovenia’s “Human Fish”
Scientists in this Central European country are leading the charge to understand and protect a charismatic, cave-dwelling salamander—and the subterranean habitats that supply much of the region's drinking water.
Mother Load
Multitasking bat moms carry their nursing pups underwing all while navigating a growing array of threats in the Australian forests they call home.
Protected by Prawns
Restoring native crustaceans along West Africa’s Senegal River may be a critical step in controlling one of the world’s deadliest tropical diseases.
All Eyes on the Devil
Some Tasmanian devils have taken a surprising turn in response to a devastating cancer, offering new hope for the endangered species' survival.
Conservation Meets Corrections
Prison sustainability programs can bring science to the sentenced and their findings to the world
Fishing Cat’s Cradle
Under the watchful eye of a local conservation biologist, the world’s only wetland cat eeks out a strange existence in some of Southeast Asia’s most heavily fragmented habitats.