Unmasking the Sea Star Killer
After a decade of carnage, we finally know what’s devastating sea stars along North America’s West Coast. Does that mean scientists can save them?
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Welcome to the Great Bear Sea
After decades of discord, Canada and First Nations are working together to build a network of marine protected areas stretching from Vancouver Island to Alaska.
Grizzly Growing Pains
Removing grizzlies from the U.S. endangered species list could leave bears vulnerable. It could also lead to broader trust in government conservation efforts.
A Wild Home on the Bones of the City
North America’s largest and most urban double-crested cormorant colony shows how people can share space with an unfairly reviled species.
The Coyote Next Door
What urban wildlife can teach us about cognition, survival, and how to be good neighbors.
Where the Savior Fish Still Swims
In an era of collapse, a fabled fish keeps coming back to the Nisg̱a’a nation.
The Future Looks Ratty
In a warming world, urban rats are thriving. There’s a simple solution, but the implementation isn’t easy.
Extinction is Still Forever
Scientists largely agree “de-extinction” is a misnomer—but the DNA of lost species can still boost conservation.
Islands of the Feral Pigs
In Hawai‘i, people, pigs, and ecosystems only have so much room to coexist, and the pigs exist a little too much.
The Secret Sex Lives of Deep, Dark Corals
A unique fjord in Chilean Patagonia gives scientists a chance to unlock the reproductive secrets of cold-water corals that typically live thousands of meters below the ocean’s surface.
Welcome to the Great Bear Sea
After decades of discord, Canada and First Nations are working together to build a network of marine protected areas stretching from Vancouver Island to Alaska.
Grizzly Growing Pains
Removing grizzlies from the U.S. endangered species list could leave bears vulnerable. It could also lead to broader trust in government conservation efforts.
A Wild Home on the Bones of the City
North America’s largest and most urban double-crested cormorant colony shows how people can share space with an unfairly reviled species.
The Coyote Next Door
What urban wildlife can teach us about cognition, survival, and how to be good neighbors.
Where the Savior Fish Still Swims
In an era of collapse, a fabled fish keeps coming back to the Nisg̱a’a nation.
The Future Looks Ratty
In a warming world, urban rats are thriving. There’s a simple solution, but the implementation isn’t easy.
Extinction is Still Forever
Scientists largely agree “de-extinction” is a misnomer—but the DNA of lost species can still boost conservation.
Islands of the Feral Pigs
In Hawai‘i, people, pigs, and ecosystems only have so much room to coexist, and the pigs exist a little too much.
The Secret Sex Lives of Deep, Dark Corals
A unique fjord in Chilean Patagonia gives scientists a chance to unlock the reproductive secrets of cold-water corals that typically live thousands of meters below the ocean’s surface.