The Comeback Croc
American crocodiles are booming in Florida, thanks to a little help from a nuclear power plant.
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Investigating a Treetop Baby Boom
Why a sudden spike in pregnancies in one Madagascan lemur population might actually be a bad sign for the species.
Love the Habitat You’re With
Locals in Tucson, Arizona are applying “reconciliation ecology” techniques to rehabilitate the region’s degraded landscapes and waterways.
The Wild Elephant in the Room
Conservationists seeking to restore elephant populations in a Malawian national park inadvertently upended human lives, revealing the risks of large-mammal translocations.
The Beauty—and the Beasts—of Coexistence
In the mountains of Italy, local people are adapting to life with a growing number of brown bears, wolves, and other fairy tale predators.
Shadow Fish
The modern race to save an ancient and vanishing species.
All the Life We Cannot See
As scientists continue their search for undescribed species, they’re revealing how little we know about life on our planet.
Banking on Pollen
When seed saving doesn’t work, pollen may be the answer to preserving botanical heritage.
Go North, Young Turtle
As eastern Pacific green sea turtles were being slaughtered in much of their range, an intrepid group of turtles pushed north into uncharted waters.
Plight of the Bumblebees
A journey into the wild and not-so-wild world of bumblebees and the unintended consequences of domestication.
Investigating a Treetop Baby Boom
Why a sudden spike in pregnancies in one Madagascan lemur population might actually be a bad sign for the species.
Love the Habitat You’re With
Locals in Tucson, Arizona are applying “reconciliation ecology” techniques to rehabilitate the region’s degraded landscapes and waterways.
The Wild Elephant in the Room
Conservationists seeking to restore elephant populations in a Malawian national park inadvertently upended human lives, revealing the risks of large-mammal translocations.
The Beauty—and the Beasts—of Coexistence
In the mountains of Italy, local people are adapting to life with a growing number of brown bears, wolves, and other fairy tale predators.
Shadow Fish
The modern race to save an ancient and vanishing species.
All the Life We Cannot See
As scientists continue their search for undescribed species, they’re revealing how little we know about life on our planet.
Banking on Pollen
When seed saving doesn’t work, pollen may be the answer to preserving botanical heritage.
Go North, Young Turtle
As eastern Pacific green sea turtles were being slaughtered in much of their range, an intrepid group of turtles pushed north into uncharted waters.
Plight of the Bumblebees
A journey into the wild and not-so-wild world of bumblebees and the unintended consequences of domestication.